Contemporary

02.16.14 (Gary Kueber)

This passive solar 'Harkrader House' was built by New Morning Construction for one of the firm's carpenters, Ben Spiller, and his family.

This passive solar 'Harkrader House' sits on stilts and has an elevated bridge entry. The multiple windows on the southern side of the house let in additional light and warmth in the winter months, when the leaves are off the trees and the sun sits low in the sky.

1219 Shepherd St was one of the first homes built in Durham by Richard and Lonna Harkrader. Their company New Morning Construction went on to construct numerous single family homes and apartments in Durham and the Morehead Hill neighborhood. The home was designed and built for the Harkrader's friends, twin brothers Wib and Dub Gulley. Wib Gulley went on to become the Mayor of Durham.

(Durham County tax office) (Below in italics is from the National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) 2-story frame Contemporary-style house with a shed roof, vertical wood sheathing, large windows, and 2 front porches, one an open pergola, the other screened. At the left side, the lower level is an open carport.

2-story side-gabled "Harkrader House" of contemporary passive solar design, built by New Morning Construction and set on a heavily wooded 1-acre lot. Although similar to the house across the street, this is a larger house that was custom-built for the original occupant.

907 N. Mangum, 05.05.13 Originally the site of the George and Blanche McCracken House, which was a large Queen Anne structure similar to the Manning house still standing (as of 2013) next door. Mrs. Gladys Culbreth was resident in 1958. Sometime between 1960 and 1980, the house was torn down. I don't know why. In 1987, New Morning Construction...