1008 Burch Ave. - William M. Riggsbee House

35.998088, -78.919861

1008
Durham
NC
Year built
1925
Architectural style
Construction type
National Register
Neighborhood
Use
Building Type
Local ID
113622
State ID
DH2959
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From the National Register of Historic Places, Burch Avenue Historic District:

"This one-and-a-half story, front-gabled bungalow is three-bays wide and triple pile with a
gabled projections on each side elevation. The engaged front porch is supported by tapered
wood posts on painted brick piers with a replacement railing; it has been enclosed on the right
side. The foundation, front steps, and knee walls have been stuccoed. The house retains
original molded wood weatherboards, three interior brick chimneys, and knee braces in the
gables. It has replacement windows throughout, with a pair of double-hung windows
replacing a single twenty-light window in the front gable. A picture window has replaced a set
of three six-over-one windows with on the façade. The front door is a fifteen-light French
door with matching sidelight. The earliest known occupant is William M. Rigsbee (foreman)
in 1925."

"Shed, c. 1925 – One-story, side-gabled, frame shed with asbestos siding, an asphalt-shingled
roof, and a three-pane over three-panel wood door on the south elevation."

2014 (TMLS)

2014 (TMLS)

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