We are seeking to hire a part-time office manager to administer day-to-day operations at their office in the historic Chesterfield building in downtown Durham. Preservation Durham’s mission is to protect Durham’s historic assets through advocacy, education and action. This Office Manager’s primary responsibilities are managing the organization’s administrative functions, which Read more…
Preservation Durham is pleased to welcome Chris Laws as its new executive director. Laws, a lifelong resident of Durham, has just completed his PhD in public history from N. C. State University. He has a master’s degree in public history from N. C. Central University, and an undergraduate degree from Read more…
The Preservation Durham Board of Directors is pleased to announce that April Johnson has been hired as Preservation Durham’s new Executive Director. April comes to us with non-profit experience in historic preservation. Her work involves previous work with Preservation Durham, identifying and documenting overlooked African-American historic resources. She also has Read more…
House Method has featured an interview with Preservation Durham board president, Rob Emerson. Emerson shared insight on what historic designation means for homeowners as well as the wider importance of historic preservation in a community. Read Emerson’s interview with House Method here.
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF BYLAWS The following information serves to provide official notice to the members (hereinafter, “Members”) that an amendment and restatement of the Bylaws (hereinafter, “Bylaws”) of The Historic Preservation Society of Durham, Inc. (hereinafter, “Preservation Durham”) has been proposed (hereinafter, the “Bylaw Read more…
Preservation Durham is partnering with the Durham City/County Planning Department to update the Durham Architectural and Historic Inventory. The Inventory is a comprehensive listing of all the historically significant architectural resources in the city and county. The listing and description of each site is used as a reference for research Read more…
It’s always easier to tear something down and build new. There are always investors looking to build the next subdivision, or a chain store, or simply a parking lot. Built in 1936, the former Edgemont Freewill Baptist Church (now Church of the Apostolic Revival) has seen better days, narrowly escaping demolishment Read more…
Preservation Durham is proud to announce that the Preservation Equity Project has been selected as one of five Finalists for the 2017 What Matters Innovation Award from the Triangle Community Foundation, sponsored by American Underground. The $25,000 grant would kick the PEP project into high gear and enable us to begin Read more…
Center for Documentary Studies Continuing Education Class on College Heights! We have partnered with Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies in order to have a Spring Continuing Education course on the College Heights neighborhood. The course will be led by Michelle Lanier (acting director of North Carolina’s African American Heritage Commission), Read more…