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1103 Taylor St.

1984 (Below in italics is from the 1984 National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) One-story hip-roofed bungalow with wide attic gable and pair of front doors, built late 1910s. Exterior altered with replacement windcws, asbestos shingles over original weatherboards, and rretal post and railing at porch. Retains two front...
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1101 Taylor St.

1984 (Below in italics is from the 1984 National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) One-story hip-roofed bungalcw with shed attic dorrrer, built late 1910s. Alterations include enclosure of east end of recessed porch (which covered one of two original front doors), replacerrent metal porch support, and asphalt "brick"...
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702 N. Queen St.

This typical one-story, triple-A-roofed house is three bays wide and single-pile. The house sits back from the street, diagonal on the corner lot, and is surrounded by mature trees. It appears on the 1913 Sanborn map and George W. Gray (blacksmith and horseshoer) is listed here in 1915 and again from 1929 to 1939. Gray is listed at 706 N. Queen Street in 1919, but this is his first residence on the street.
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Annie E. Watkins House

04.05.12
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403 N. Queen St.

04.05.12 Per the Preservation Durham 2012 Neighborhood Conversation Award Nomination: In the spring of 2008, a bulldozer sat waiting to demolish a small duplex on North Queen Street in the Cleveland-Holloway Neighborhood. The 1930’s structure was in a state in severe neglect: an add-on porch was not properly fastened to the house, allowing water to...
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401 N. Queen St.

04.05.12 This duplex was built around 1937. The first listing in the Durham City Directory is for 1938. Michael Efthimiou, a waiter at the White Way Lunch, is listed as living on one side, and Franklin Pender, a fireman, lives on the other side. Efthimiou is listed as the owner. The property is not listed on the 1937 Sanborn map, but is included on...
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402 N. Queen St.

This two-story, Craftsman-style duplex is one of the largest homes on N. Queen Street, anchoring the intersection of N. Queen Street and Carlton Avenue. The parcel originally included 406 and 408 North Queen when it was purchased in 1929 by Robert Jones and his wife Elizabeth; they built the house and lived in one of the apartments until 1939.
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406 N. Queen St.

This one-story Minimal Traditional-style house is two bays wide and double-pile, built in 1942. The earliest residents are James R. Thomas, whose occupation is listed as "Line Foreman" and his wife E. Rouso Thomas.
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410 N. Queen St.

This two-story house is three bays wide and double-pile. The house has a brick foundation, asbestos siding, and an asphalt-shingled side-gabled roof with exposed rafter tails and a ridgeline brick chimney.The earliest known resident is C. H. Moseley in 1929.
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Hulin Hall House

This is a unique house in Forest Hills both for its size and style. A 1 1/2 story cottage style, the main house was built in 1928 and the garage and additional living space were added in 1947. The current owners have occupied the house since 2005. The impressive tree house built by the owner as of 2012 can be seen from the road.
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