Home Tour 2016: Bull City Bungalow Days
Bull City Bungalow Days was a huge success!
Over 500 people turned out in beautiful weather to tour ten amazing bungalows in neighborhoods across Durham. Many thanks to our hard working planning committee, dedicated volunteers and generous homeowners!
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2810 Lawndale Avenue
- Protective covenants put in place through EPF sale in June of 2004.
- Craftsman bungalow built by the Blackman family between 1910 and 1920.
- Originally located on Erwin Road (where the Duke Eye Hospital now stands), this house was moved three times:
- Moved to LaSalle Street – then Holman Road – in the mid-1960s when Duke began to expand its campus
- Temporarily moved to Hillsborough Road in 2002, where it sat awaiting a zoning change
- Post-rezoning approval, house was finally relocated to Lawndale Avenue.
- Despite many moves, the bungalow has always remained part of West Durham.
402 East Trinity
- Protective covenants put in place through EPF sale in October of 2008.
- Contributing property in the Duke Park/Old North Durham National Register Historic District.
- Owners converted property from a duplex to a single-family dwelling.
- Many significant architectural elements retained during renovation including:
- Interior and exterior paneled wood doors
- Original door key plates
- Six-over-six double hung windows
- Interior and exterior moldings
- Original firebox and mantle