Recent Tours

North Durham is one of Durham's earliest recognized suburbs. Before its development in the 1890s, the area was part of farms belong- ing to Jesse Geer, his son Fred C. Geer, and A.M. Rigsbee. The oldest surviving house in Durham may be the Geer Farmhouse now located at 326 East Trinity Avenue. Attorney James S. Manning and printer Henry E. Seeman...

Explore a bit of Durham's eclectic and interesting downtown history as you walk around Centerfest: The Return to the Core this year!

Every spring, Preservation Durham (formerly the Historic Preservation Society of Durham,) presents a home tour in one of Durham's historic neighborhoods. The 2012 tour includes seven homes in a variety of styles and vintages. The tour took place on Saturday April 28, from 10am-3pm.

The Durham Fire Department was established in ~1890 with the "Golden Belt Hose Company." The first station was located at Holloway and North Mangum Streets, in the core of downtown. Today, there are roughly a gazillion stations.

106 N. Buchanan 1011 Gloria 303 Watts 1016 Trinity 1011 Trinity 1001 Monmouth 601 Watts 1105 Urban 1014 W. Markham 930 W. Markham

106 N. Buchanan 204 N. Buchanan 402 N. Buchanan 508 N. Buchanan 702 N. Buchanan 704 N. Buchanan 708 N. Buchanan 1105 Urban Ave 203 Watts 805 Watts 1005 Watts

310 Watts 1110 Minerva 1010 W. Trinity 1006 Monmouth 926 Urban 809 Watts 1015 W. Markham 1105 N. Duke 1414 Norton 1311 Dollar 1321 Watts

115 Watts 204 Watts 504 Watts 1010 W. Trinity 1009 Monmouth 1024 Monmouth 1026 Monmouth 410 N. Buchanan 1014 Green 1114 Watts

115 Watts 1007 Lamond 310 Watts 1007 Minerva 1006 Minerva 406 Watts 1001 Monmouth 1004 Watts (Beth-El) 1013 Watts 1101 Englewood

1000 Lamond 1008-B Gloria 310 Watts 1021 Minerva #1 401 Watts 1005 Monmouth 1008 Monmouth 924 Monmouth 913 Monmouth