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402 E. Main St.

402 East Main Street, ~1939. (Library of Congress)
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Farmer's Supply - Rigsbee Ave.

Looking northwest, 1940s (Library of Congress - FSA) (Library of Congress - FSA) Although the structure below bears some resemblance in styling, I believe the Farmer's Exchange was destroyed by the 1944 fire that also destroyed the Big 4 warehouse, and the structure below must have replaced it. From the roof of the Roycroft Warehouse, looking south...
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616 W. Chapel Hill St.

1953 (Herald-Sun) It appears that the Tucker Motor Company was built on the site of Sam and Elizabeth Tucker's large home at 616 West Chapel Hill Street. Elizabeth Tucker is noted in the city directory as resident at the site in 1943, along with F. Emerson Tucker. In 1947, she is living at 1407 West Pettigrew Street (the original address of the...
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Fendol Bevers House

An early I-House with Greek Revival features.
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600 Dunbar Street – W. Jack Mitchell House

This one-story, front-gabled, Minimal Traditional house is three bays wide and double-pile with a wide, flush gable on the west elevation and a gabled rear ell on the southwest corner. The earliest known occupant is W. Jack Mitchell (tobacco worker) in 1940.
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512 Dunbar Street – Geneva M. Mebane House

This two-story, hip-roofed house is three bays wide and triple-pile with a one-story, shed-roofed addition across the rear. The house has a painted brick foundation, aluminum siding, two interior brick chimneys, and replacement windows throughout. The earliest known occupant is Geneva M. Mebane (clerk, N C Mutual Life Insurance Company) in 1930.
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511 Dunbar Street – J. Lindsay Eason House

This one-and-a-half story, clipped side-gabled house is three bays wide and double-pile with a shedroofed rear addition on the northwest corner. The house has a brick foundation, vinyl siding and windows, and an exterior brick chimney on the east elevation. The gabled front porch is supported by replacement vinyl posts and has a vaulted ceiling...
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510 Dunbar Street – Abram F. Mcjett House

This one-story, hip-roofed bungalow is three bays wide and triple-pile. The house has been altered with the addition of stucco to the foundation, walls, and interior chimney, over the original brick and wood weatherboards. The earliest known occupant is Abram F. McJett (tobacco worker) in 1930.
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509 Dunbar Street – Austin House

This two-story, hip-roofed Foursquare house is three bays wide and double-pile with a one-story, gabled rear ell. The house has a brick foundation, aluminum siding, and two interior brick chimneys. The earliest known occupant is the Austin family in 1926.
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508 Dunbar Street – Benjamin L. Hicks House

This one-and-a-half story, front-gabled house is two bays wide and triple-pile with wide shed dormers on each side of the main gable and a one-story, shed-roofed addition across the rear. The earliest known occupant is Benjamin L. Hicks (barber) in 1922.
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