Streetscapes Why they’re important: One of the most distinctive features of Durham’s historic residential neighborhoods is also one of the most overlooked historic resources: the streetscape. The granite curbs and the canopy of large oak trees lining the streets lend as much to the historic character of our early twentieth-century Read more…
[toggle title=”Fendol Bevers Farmstead”] 5713 Leesville Road Why it’s important: The Fendol Bevers Farm, straddling Leesville Road near Briar Creek, is a remarkable early farmstead that dates to about 1850. This early I-House has Greek Revival details, a stone foundation and chimneys, original windows with ornamented surrounds, and an intact Read more…
The Development of Duke Park The Duke Park neighborhood is named for Brodie Duke, the original landowner. Brodie was the eldest son of Washington Duke, the patriarch of the Duke family. The younger Duke acquired the land in Old North Durham and Duke Park from Fred Geer and Atlas M. Read more…
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 5:00-7:15 pm 3 tours, 45 minutes each Join PD as we give you special access to this privately-owned home, the only International Style house in Durham.
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…