East Durham Historic District is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 731 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site (Barbee Graveyard) in a predominantly residential section of Durham. The buildings primarily date between about 1890 and 1955 and include notable examples of Classical Revival and Queen Anne architecture. Notable buildings include the Holloway Street School (1928), East Durham Junior High School (c. 1940), Advent Christian Church (1920s), John Cheek House (1899), Community Groceries (1900), George Brown Grocery Store (1920), Seagroves Grocery Store (1915), and The People's Bank (1921).[2]
East Durham Historic District | |
   | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Southern Rwy right-of-way, N. Guthrie Ave. Holloway St., Hyde Park Ave, S. Plum St. and Vale St., Durham, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°59′39″N 78°52′31″W / 35.99417°N 78.87528°W |
| Area | 226 acres (91 ha) |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Rose & Rose; Githins, Fred, et al. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Classical Revival, et al. |
| MPS | Durham MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001393[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 2004 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ M. Ruth Little (July 2004). "East Durham Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.