This April, I was fortunate to travel to Cleveland, in order to shadow the Cleveland Restoration Society, and get an understanding of how they have grown the organization, and created the innovative Heritage Home Program. Since starting as Executive Director of Cleveland Restoration Society nearly thirty years ago, Kathleen Crowther Read more…
Bull City Bungalow Days was a huge success! Over 500 people turned out in beautiful weather to tour ten amazing bungalows in neighborhoods across Durham. Many thanks to our hard working planning committee, dedicated volunteers and generous homeowners! For Preservation Durham, 2016 is the year of the bungalow. The bungalow Read more…
Keep It Real: Durham’s Historic Preservation Needs Community Needs Assessment 2015 Preservation Durham In the spring and summer of 2015, Preservation Durham conducted a community needs assessment to determine where Durham’s historic resources face challenges and opportunities and to gather feedback on the organization’s programs and community impact. The following Read more…
Thanks to all of you for the great responses to yesterday’s piece on 118 S. Driver Street. As promised, here’s the follow up on the house’s history, excerpted largely from OpenDurham.org. Big thanks to Gary Kueber for creating such an amazing community resource. Early History The house at 118 South Read more…