503-507 Morgan Street

35.998128, -78.904375

503-507
Durham
NC
Year built
1924-1935
Year demolished
1968
Construction type
Neighborhood
Building Type
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The south side of the 500 block of Morgan St. evolved from a primarily residential area during the late 1800s to a commercial strip by the late 1920s.

The block face, aside from the Jones Warehouse, contained a residence and the Gospel Tabernacle in the early 1920s

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Looking west from Trust building - Gospel Tabernacle is the white frame building on the southwest corner of Morris (foreground) and Morgan (to the right, running east-west).

503-507 was constructed in a wave of residential->commercial conversion in the late 1920s.


501-509 Morgan, 09.18.52
(Courtesy the Herald-Sun)

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The Rolling Pin Bake Shop, located at 503-505 Morgan

(Courtesy Vicki Searce)
 

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503, 505, and 507 Morgan

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These buildings were all demolished by Urban Renewal in the late 1960s. The entire block is now occupied by the SouthBank building and copious parking.

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From the north side of Morgan, facing south, 2007.

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