1007 Morning Glory Ave.

35.989228, -78.88904

1007
Morning Glory Avenue
Durham
NC
Year built
1901
Year(s) modified
2011
Architectural style
Victorian
Construction type
Frame
Local historic district
Golden Belt
National Register
Golden Belt
Neighborhood
Morning Glory
Use
Residential
Building Type
Residential
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1007 Morning Glory in 01.11.08  
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A small portion of 1007 Morning Glory is visible on the right in this 1979 shot. (NCSHPO)   1007 Morning Glory was a long-time Vinson Braswell property that was purchased in 2006 by the Durham Housing Authority. As funding wound down for the HOPE VI project, none evidently remained to renovate 1007 Morning Glory. The house became a favorite for squatters and various illegal activities.   After quite a bit of pestering on my part, DHA agreed to sell this property, and a few others via a sealed bid process. We went through this, won the bid, and then DHA called a do-over, stating that they need three bids for "procurement." I noted that disposition does not = procurement, but we went through another sealed bid process. We won again, but DHA pulled the sale off the table, saying the price wasn't high enough. Which seems antithetical to the notion of a sealed bid sale. We appealed to the Board, which reversed the staff decision.   We then started down the road (in 2008) of finishing that sale.  
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1007 Morning Glory, 12.05.10. The only thing that had changed was that I have a better camera.   It took 3 years - until April, 2011 for HUD (in both Greensboro and DC) to get it done.   In April 2011, Scientific Properties finally acquired the property. We've worked on a total shell rehab (and new addition) with Acanthus Construction over the summer, just winding up as of early September 2011.  
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09.09.11   As of 2012, the house in on the market - the exterior shell is completed, and the interior is cleaned/prepped for final renovation.  
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  05.03.12  
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  New addition -    05.03.12  
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  05.03.12  
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05.03.12  

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Submitted by Shannon Holman (not verified) on Sun, 4/29/2012 - 2:35pm

Gary,

do you have any shots of the interior, or a floor plan?  Has the interior been gutted?

Submitted by gary on Sun, 4/29/2012 - 5:57pm

Shannon - the interior is (mostly) gutted, but original flooring, trim, mantels, etc. are intact. No bathroom or kitchen stuff, no hvac, needs full wiring. I don't have a floor plan - I can take some interior shots and post them. It's essentially 4 ~typical old house rooms (?14 x 14?) off a center hall, with one large room (addition) that we put on that is ~20 x 14 (or could be 20 x 20 if you captured the hall.) It's about 1200 sf. 

Gary

Submitted by Shannon Holman (not verified) on Wed, 5/9/2012 - 1:06pm

Just saw your reply--thanks so much for taking the time to post those pics. 

I'm planning a visit soon and look forward to seeing the project in person.

 

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