Long before Dr. Bartlett Durham sold land to the railroad for a station, many families had settled in the northern part of what was then Orange County. The Umsteads, the Tilleys, the Mangums, the Parrishes, the Balls, the Harrises, the Crabtrees, the Dukes, the Bennehans, and the Camerons all Read more…
The 12th Annual Old Durham Home Tour was another success for Preservation Durham as hundreds of PD members and friends came out to enjoy a lovely day in the Watts Hospital Hillandale neighborhood. Read more about Watts Hospital-Hillandale on our Historic Neighborhoods pages! Advance ticket buyers were able to exchange their Read more…
Despite the rainy weather on May 1, 2004 hundreds of Preservation Durham members and friends came out for our 8th Annual Old Durham Homes Tour of the architectural treasures of Historic Forest Hills. Read more about Forest Hills on our Historic Neighborhoods pages! Durham was booming in the 1920s when developers Read more…
On Saturday May 7, 2005 the Preservation Durham Old Durham Tour highlighted recent developments in the center of the Bull City. Read more about downtown on our Historic Neighborhoods pages! The variety of building styles Downtown make Durham a unique showcase of 20th century American commercial architecture, and the Downtown Historic District Read more…
Over 600 people enjoyed a day in Old North Durham during Preservation Durham’s 10th Annual Old Durham Tour. Read more about Old North Durham on our Historic Neighborhoods pages! The May 6, 2006 tour included over a dozen homes built between the 1880s and the 1920s, from Queen Anne mansions to Craftsman Read more…
Hundreds of Preservation Durham members and friends of historic preservation in Durham attended the 11th Annual Old Durham Tour of the Trinity Neighborhoods west of Downtown. Read more about the Trinity area on our Historic Neighborhoods pages! Advance ticket buyers were able to exchange their tickets for a tour guidebook and map Read more…
15th Annual Tour Explored Duke Park on May 7, 2011 Read more about Duke Park on our Historic Neighborhoods pages! The 2011 Old Durham Home Tour in the Duke Park neighborhood was another popular success! Hundreds of historic architecture fans wandered the neighborhood, visiting the many and varied homes, welcomed Read more…
Preservation Durham members and friends gathered on Saturday, May 2, 2009, for the 13th Annual Old Durham Tour of Morehead Hill. Read more about Morehead Hill on our Historic Neighborhoods pages! Homes on the tour covered a wide range of styles that are uniquely juxtaposed in Morehead Hill. From an 1890s Queen Read more…
Preservation Durham members and friends gathered on Saturday, May 1, 2010, for the 14th Annual Old Durham Tour in Hope Valley. Read more about Hope Valley on our Historic Neighborhoods pages! We first explored this beautiful historic neighborhood in 2002, and it proved to be one of our most popular Read more…