The historic Cleveland-Holloway neighborhood sits immediately east of downtown Durham, along Holloway Street and northwards. Holloway and Cleveland Streets, which border the neighborhood, were originally listed on the National Register in 1985. Their grand houses were protected from one of Durham’s first local historic districts as well. In 2009, the Read more…
The historic Burch Avenue neighborhood sits between the Durham Freeway and Chapel Hill Street, just north of Morehead Hill. Developed gradually between the turn of the 20th century and the 1950s, it features a wide range of historic house styles and sizes. Many of the early residents were involved in the Read more…
Group portrait ca. 1900. (North Carolina Collection)
This virtual tour utilizes Sanborn maps to visualize the evolution of the historic Hayti community.
Man priming tobacco, ca. 1920. (North Carolina Collection)
This virtual tour combines maps, historic images, oral histories and sound recordings to illustrate the significance of tobacco in Durham history.
Durham Farmers’ Market
10:00 am
90 minutes
This exciting tour focuses on many of the sites in downtown Durham that were important during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s.
Durham Farmers’ Market
10:00 am
90 minutes
The growth and development of Durham was shaped by the tobacco industry. Visit key tobacco-related sites while you hear stories from oral histories.
Durham Farmers’ Market
10:00 am
90 minutes
Explore Downtown Durham and learn how it has transformed itself from an industrial center to the City of Medicine.