Resources

Local

Links to Durham’s local historic resources, other local preservation groups, historic neighborhood associations, historic sites, and related organizations.

Data Sources

• Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Downtown Historic Preservation Plan (PDF)
• Durham Historic Resources map (PDF)
• Durham County Historic Architecture Inventory (PDFs): Table of Contents, Lake Michie Quadrant, Rougemont Quadrant, Northwest Quadrant, Northeast Quadrant (mislabeled),Southwest Quadrant, Southeast Quadrant, Appendix
• Historic Districts and Overlays in Unified Development Ordinance (click “Browse” and see Article 4, Section 4.10)
• Open Durham blog
• Digital Durham Archive @ Duke University Library
• Durham Bibliography @ Duke University Library
• DurhamHoods.com
• Durham County Library’s North Carolina Collection
• How to Research Your Historic House
• County Office (Find contact information for any County Office!)

 Neighborhood Associations for Historic Neighborhoods

• Duke Park Neighborhood
• Durham Central Park
• Cleveland-Holloway
• Burch Avenue Neighborhood
• Duke Park Neighborhood
• Uplift East Durham
• Forest Hills Neighborhood
• Golden Belt Neighborhood
• Old North Durham Neighborhood
• Old West Durham Neighborhood
• Trinity Park Neighborhood
• Tuscaloosa-Lakewood Neighborhood
• Watts Hospital-Hillandale Neighborhood

Durham’s Historic Places

• Save Rougemont Depot
• Carolina Theatre
• American Tobacco Historic District
• Durham Bed & Breakfast Inns
• Duke Homestead
• Bennett Place
• Historic Stagville
• Durham Civil War Trail
• King’s Daughters Inn
• Golden Belt
• Venable Center
• West Village

State and National

Statewide and National preservation, archaeology, and historic cultural and education efforts.

NC Historic Places

• North Carolina Archaeology
• Documenting the American South UNC Libraries
• Save Rougemont Depot
• Trading Path Association
• Bennett Place
• Historic Stagville
• Duke Homestead

National Preservation Resources

• National Register of Historic Places
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Preservation Directory.com
• Historic Properties.com