The Tudor Revival: From Cottage to Mansion The Preservation Durham Annual Historic Home Tour is back for 2021! Visit home that reflect the Tudor Revival architectural boom in Durham. October 16 & 17, 2021 Saturday & Sunday 12noon to 4pm Your Home Tour booklet is your ticket inside homes. Please Read more…
PEOPLE + PLACE Hayti Reborn: The Reveal Facebook Live & Zoom Virtual Event Thursday, June 17, 2021 3:30pm Preservation Durham’s People + Place Speaker Series connects the people of Durham with the importance of our historic, architectural and cultural places and the stories they bring to life. A presentation and Read more…
PEOPLE + PLACE Historic Preservation, Social Inclusion, & Social Equity Facebook Live & Zoom Virtual Event Thursday, May 27, 2021 12:00 Noon Preservation Durham’s People + Place Speaker Series connects the people of Durham with the importance of our historic, architectural and cultural places and the stories they bring to Read more…
PEOPLE + PLACE BOOK TALK Classic Restaurants of Durham with Author Chris Holaday Facebook Live & Zoom Virtual Event Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:00 Noon Preservation Durham’s People + Place Speaker Series connects the people of Durham with the importance of our historic, architectural and cultural places and the stories Read more…
Annual Neighborhood Walk with, “Street Historian” John Schelp SAVE THE DATE Sunday, March 28, 2021 @ 4:00pm Join the Zoom Virtual Hike on March 28 Click the link below to join live https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82969941787?pwd=eVlSZFlnTjByMlpkUVVGcW9Md1J2UT09 Meeting ID: 829 6994 1787 Passcode: history Where was Wall Street? What’s a Pinhooker? How did the Washington Read more…
PEOPLE + PLACE BOOK TALK Aaron McDuffie Moore: An African American Physician, Educator, and Founder of Durham’s Black Wall Street Facebook Live & Zoom Virtual Event February 16, 2021 12:00 Noon Preservation Durham’s People + Place Speaker Series connects the people of Durham with the importance of our historic, architectural Read more…
The Catsburg Country Store’s iconic look is a landmark for locals and visitors driving along Old Oxford Road. The red building with a hand-painted black cat on the false front was built in the 1920s.
The historic Watts Hospital-Hillandale neighborhood is centered on tree-shaded West Club Boulevard, anchored by the Durham Water Works on the west, and the former Watts Hospital, now the NC School of Science and Math, on the east. In 1910, Watts Hospital moved to a 25-acre tract at the intersection of Read more…