John Sprunt Hill House Hill House, 1910s-1920s. (From "Images of America: Durham" by Stephen Massengill) Louis A. Carr, despite the familiar last name, was not directly related to Julian Carr; rather he came to Durham from Baltimore in the late 1880s or early 1890s. He became a partner with Samuel T. Morgan in the Durham Fertilizer Company, and along with Julian Carr and... 1808 Rosetta Dr. -- THE HAMLIN-NEWTON HOUSE 2007 2007 2014 This simple five-room, side-gabled bungalow with a front dormer appears to have been built around 1923, probably as rental property. It is first listed in the Durham City Directory in 1924 as the residence of Mrs. Ida Newton, a widow. It was owned for many years by Lonnie and Mabel Hamlin who lived nearby and built the Tudor Revival... 1103 Ninth St. -- THE SMITH HOUSE Deed records indicate that J.B.Warren built this house around 1905. It was one of a row of simple gable-and-wing Victorian transitional houses Warren built along Ninth Street at the turn of the last century. The area on the west side of Durham was booming with new growth stimulated by the creation and rapid expansion of Benjamin Duke’s Erwin Cotton... 1204 North Mangum Street -- The Satterfield House 1981 (Below in italics is from the 1985 National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Large two story Neoclassical residence with center hall plan and French doors leading to living and dining rooms. Weatherboard siding, hipped roof. Stone bungalow piers support large front porch with hip roof which continues over a side... 2121 Sprunt -- THE ANNEXE 1942/2020 This tour stop focuses on a preservation- sensitive accessory building project in an Historic neighborhood. To understand the project it is useful to understand its architectural and historic context. The main structure on the property at 2121 Sprunt Avenue is an efficient little house built in 1942. Its style is called “Minimal Traditional” by... 1705 N. Roxboro St.-- THE HOLLAND HOUSE, 1924 This elegantly appointed house was built for Nathan Dexter “Deck” Holland and his wife Lula in 1924. The architects are believed to be James and Garland Rose of Durham. At the time of its construction it was beyond the city’s northern limits in the stylish new automobile suburb, “Duke Park.” The neighborhood was laid out by Brodie L. Duke’s Duke... 1721 N Roxboro -- THE ROWE-PASCHALL HOUSE, 1924 The Rowe-Paschall House is a one-story, brick-clad Craftsman Style house constructed in 1924 for A. P. and Mary Gilbert. It is believed that the architects for this house were James and Garland Rose. Throughout the 1910s and 20s, the Rose and Rose firm counted among Durham’s most important architects. They designed many of the early homes in the... Giles Latta House According to E. L. Terry, the main block of the Giles Latta House, a frame, two-story, gable-roofed structure with a large fieldstone and brick end chimney, and a side passage plan was constructed in 1875 and added to an antebellum one-room structure with simple Greek Revival details that is now a part of the rear ell. At first glance, the main... Add new comment Log in or register to post comments.
John Sprunt Hill House Hill House, 1910s-1920s. (From "Images of America: Durham" by Stephen Massengill) Louis A. Carr, despite the familiar last name, was not directly related to Julian Carr; rather he came to Durham from Baltimore in the late 1880s or early 1890s. He became a partner with Samuel T. Morgan in the Durham Fertilizer Company, and along with Julian Carr and...
1808 Rosetta Dr. -- THE HAMLIN-NEWTON HOUSE 2007 2007 2014 This simple five-room, side-gabled bungalow with a front dormer appears to have been built around 1923, probably as rental property. It is first listed in the Durham City Directory in 1924 as the residence of Mrs. Ida Newton, a widow. It was owned for many years by Lonnie and Mabel Hamlin who lived nearby and built the Tudor Revival...
1103 Ninth St. -- THE SMITH HOUSE Deed records indicate that J.B.Warren built this house around 1905. It was one of a row of simple gable-and-wing Victorian transitional houses Warren built along Ninth Street at the turn of the last century. The area on the west side of Durham was booming with new growth stimulated by the creation and rapid expansion of Benjamin Duke’s Erwin Cotton...
1204 North Mangum Street -- The Satterfield House 1981 (Below in italics is from the 1985 National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Large two story Neoclassical residence with center hall plan and French doors leading to living and dining rooms. Weatherboard siding, hipped roof. Stone bungalow piers support large front porch with hip roof which continues over a side...
2121 Sprunt -- THE ANNEXE 1942/2020 This tour stop focuses on a preservation- sensitive accessory building project in an Historic neighborhood. To understand the project it is useful to understand its architectural and historic context. The main structure on the property at 2121 Sprunt Avenue is an efficient little house built in 1942. Its style is called “Minimal Traditional” by...
1705 N. Roxboro St.-- THE HOLLAND HOUSE, 1924 This elegantly appointed house was built for Nathan Dexter “Deck” Holland and his wife Lula in 1924. The architects are believed to be James and Garland Rose of Durham. At the time of its construction it was beyond the city’s northern limits in the stylish new automobile suburb, “Duke Park.” The neighborhood was laid out by Brodie L. Duke’s Duke...
1721 N Roxboro -- THE ROWE-PASCHALL HOUSE, 1924 The Rowe-Paschall House is a one-story, brick-clad Craftsman Style house constructed in 1924 for A. P. and Mary Gilbert. It is believed that the architects for this house were James and Garland Rose. Throughout the 1910s and 20s, the Rose and Rose firm counted among Durham’s most important architects. They designed many of the early homes in the...
Giles Latta House According to E. L. Terry, the main block of the Giles Latta House, a frame, two-story, gable-roofed structure with a large fieldstone and brick end chimney, and a side passage plan was constructed in 1875 and added to an antebellum one-room structure with simple Greek Revival details that is now a part of the rear ell. At first glance, the main...
Add new comment
Log in or register to post comments.