Jeweler

308 West Main was built circa 1906 by John Sprunt Hill. According to city directories, the first tenants were a physician, C. E. King and Sons druggists, and the Durham Art Shop. In the picture below, the last 3-story building moving right to left is 308 West Main - one of the last buildings surviving in this block - the Temple Building and its...

107-111 East Main is the 2nd building from the left, with the arched windows and "The Grill" in front. By the 1890s, Jones and Frasier Jewelry was located at 111 East Main St. The firm was founded in 1885 by Mr. MH Jones. In 1902, William Frasier joined the firm, and it became known as Jones and Frasier. In 192?, the firm relocated to 121 West Main...

207 West Main St., 1905 (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection. Scanned by Digital Durham) Evidently built by Richard H. Wright in 1895, 207 West Main was the first home to the Citizens Bank, which evolved from the Morehead Bank. The bank was located here until 1908, when it moved to its own new building at 105 West Main St.

205 West Main St., 1905 (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection. Scanned by Digital Durham) One of my favorite small buildings in Durham-past is 205 West Main Street, due to its very unusual design - I'm not sure I've seen another building with quite such modern lines built during the 1890s. (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript...