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Places in Peril 2013: Carpenter Motor Company

Why It’s Important: Carpenter Motor Company at 600 E. Main Street is the only commercial building left on three blocks of downtown’s main thoroughfare. The county demolished the 500 block of East Main for a surface parking lot in 2008, and eight buildings were lost during this demolition, including the Read more…

By info@preservationdurham.org, 10 years8 years ago
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Places in Peril 2011: Eligibility Building

Designed by Milburn & Heister as a Freemasons Lodge in 1924, the building was acquired by Durham County during the Great Depression. It has been vacant since 1992, and deterioration of the roof has resulted in significant water damage, especially to the top floor. The Eligibility Building and the vacant Read more…

By info@preservationdurham.org, 12 years8 years ago
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