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Submitted by Steve Graff (not verified) on Mon, 4/4/2011 - 10:18pm
This home has been vacant for about two or more years now, having been a poorly run group home in past years. I was a docent at the Old Durham Home Tour in 2006 for the house next door and we all got to witness young men fighting on the lawn of this house. Nice.
Underneath that ugly grey vinyl siding is beautiful midnight blue clapboard. I'd love to see this house get the proper polishing that it so richly deserves
Submitted by tarhales (not verified) on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 9:09pm
This home belong to my grandparents, William E. Tilley Sr and Blanche Lipscombe Tilley until they died 1971 & 1972. Then my Dad, Donald L Tilley sold the property. I know they lived there for many years...I think back into the 1940's. The house was beautiful, with many marble fireplaces, crystal door knobs, high ceilings, tons of furniture on the wrap around porch and many rooms. There was a huge grapevine in the back that you could sit under to keep cool. Ma & Pa rented out 4 rooms upstairs to the Rice House (Mangum St) patients who were in Durham trying to loose weight. Mr Copley lived across the street, he ran a store at Roxboro and Trinity. Mr and Mrs Byrd lived next door, he ran Stone Bros and Byrd Feed Store beside the FIRST Durham Bulls Ball Park. There are many happy memories there.
Submitted by LoveShack (not verified) on Thu, 7/3/2014 - 2:09am
Thank you tarhales!
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