36.003648, -78.894922
Boone House, late 1970s
Demetrius Boone moved to the southwest corner of N. Mangum St. and West Geer St. around 1910 - the Historic Inventory opines that the original structure was remodeled by Boone around 1913 to its present form - with the unusual feature of a gambrel front gable projecting from a hipped roof.
Boone entered the drugstore business with Claude Haywood, forming the Haywood-Boone Drugstore at North Mangum and West Main St., and later Boone's Drugstore at West Parrish, Orange, and N. Mangum Sts.
The house has been owned for some time by Floyd McKissick, Jr., who let the house deteriorate quite a bit while he tried to sell the house for several years - first through Preservation Durham, and then via a large sign on the property. The house has since been renovated, and is the home of record for McKissick's representation of Durham in the NC State Legislature. As others have noted, the exterior of the house remains immaculately undisturbed - seemingly unsullied by the trespass of human traffic.
Boone House, 06.23.08
36.003648,-78.894922
Comments
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 7/24/2008 - 1:03pm
Living in OND, I cant tell you how relieved I was when renovations actually commenced on this house, the massive porch over the entrance to the home appeared frigtenengly fragile and looked like a disaster waiting to happen. but they did come in and reinforce that thing, but good, I got to watch it every morning driving by.
TSQ75
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 7/24/2008 - 11:25pm
Terrific renovation and restoration. Looks like it was falling down 30 years so all the more impressive!
Submitted by Seoul Sittee (not verified) on Fri, 7/25/2008 - 5:40pm
Driving by every day for the last nine years or so I recall it being a daycare for a bit.
It did seem to be falling apart, then someone hoisted a too tall joist (okay, maybe not exactly like that, but I felt like a rhyme) in the column so that the right of the portico (or whatever it's called) poked up--a bad fix for sure.
The current reno, from street view anyway, seems much improved. Speaking of, Google Street View shows it in mid-reno.
http://snipurl.com/34y1c [maps_google_com]
Submitted by Monkey Boy (not verified) on Fri, 8/1/2008 - 8:16pm
My wife and I looked at the house when it was announced on the Durham Preservation Society website. Inside it had looked like it had been divided into several apartments and the fireplaces either bricked up or pilastered over (false wall).
We declined to purchase it because of the steady flow of traffic on Mangum and the amount we estimated for bringing it back to a single family dwelling.
By the way do you have more maps of Durham, especially Glendale?
Submitted by EdRock (not verified) on Tue, 8/5/2008 - 7:01pm
I just stumbled across this site. As a Durham native, born in the early 60's, I'm finding some of the pictures and information fascinating. In fact, I seem to remember this house, in its darkest days, being a massage parlor for a little while.
Submitted by durhamite (not verified) on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 9:14pm
I saw EdRock's posting - almost 3 1/2 years later. I too, remember it in its funky-naughty time. That said, as a pre-teen in the early 1970's, I have a slight recollection that there was something more to its facade...detailing, overhanging porch, something. I just can't quite remember what, but I thought at that time something was missing that I recalled earlier.
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