1307 Dollar Avenue

36.013797, -78.90994

1307
Durham
NC
Year built
1940
Architectural style
Construction type
National Register
Neighborhood
Use
Building Type
Local ID
102552
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Plaque No.
146
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Below in italics from the Trinity Park National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author:

Charles D. Faucette House. Substantial 2-story side-gabled bick Colonial Revival-style house with gable end chimneys and Flemish bond brickwork. The central entrance features a sunburst lunette. Windows have 8/8 and 6/6 sash windows. The upper facade windows are gabled wall dormers. The 1-story south side garage wing has dormer windows. All windows have replacement sashes.  Charles D. Faucette, a master mechanic at Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., was the owner-occupant in 1945-46.

 

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Comments

My father was Charles D. Faucette and I lived most of my childhood from 1938-1951 in this house. My father was chief engineer for Liggett-Myers, not master mechanic. He lived in this house until his death in 1985 and my mother continued to live there until 1989.

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