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Submitted by William (not verified) on Mon, 12/8/2008 - 10:19pm
The new windows are completely inappropriate for that building. At least it hasn't been demolished though.
Submitted by Steve (not verified) on Tue, 12/9/2008 - 1:44pm
It looks like a mini cotton mill!
Submitted by R. Turner (not verified) on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 1:27am
It makes me proud too see a structure named after my great-great uncle W.G. Pearson still stands and is functioning. Whenever I visit Durham I well up with so much pride and pain; pain for what was lost. My grandmother, Minnie Pearson(his niece) taught as Hillside, her home was recently demolished due to expansion of the college. I find that in this the day of the "tear it down and build a Starbucks mentality", which is so pervasive in California and elsewhere, it's refreshing to see that "we" have not lost a sense of pride in our hard fought accomplishments. Newer and bigger isn't always better or necessary.
Submitted by J. Harris (not verified) on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 8:10pm
Was hoping there would be a little more history on the school here. I find it interesting that even though it was built as an Elementary School, W.G. Pearson was built with an auditorium. I also like the terraces built into the back of the schools grounds. There are several parts of the school that make it difficult to use in modern times (it was obviously built for children to walk to the school). The school system is once again looking at re-purposing the building. The middle school it currently houses is being phased out and will either cease operation at the end of this year with the rising eighth graders being folded into other schools, or next year once those students move on to high school. The school does not have any sixth graders this year and portions of the building are no longer used. Hopefully the school system won't simply abandon the building like they did Hillside Park High School/JC Whitted Junior High.
Submitted by Patti (not verified) on Tue, 1/7/2014 - 2:48pm
Ditto to William's comment about it not having been torn down! We've lost so much in Durham!....Like, for example, that expansive area of houses?, apartment buildings?, what?....right across from the school at the corner of Merrick and Umstead. I came across that huge mass of foundations yesterday while getting lost on the NCCU campus! Does anyone remember what that was, or know what it's going to become? I'm totally intrigued by it now and cannot find any info on it! Thanks for any help!
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