Western Durham

Hanes House

Looking west at the intersection of Trent Dr. and Erwin Rd., 1950. (Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) The erstwhile dormitories clustered around the intersection of Trent Drive and Erwin Road were built between 1942 and 1951; for a period of time, this cluster was known as 'North Campus' - an appellation it appears to have shed at this point.

Clifton And Leah Garrett Farm

A little field trip today out to western Durham County, near 15-501. Clifton and Leah Garrett built their home and farm on 60 acres of family (Garrett) land in 1934. The bungalow was built by Mack Sims of Carrboro, and has several variations on the simple bungalow style: a wrap-around porch onto the south side of the house, and a front-facing gable ell off the north part of the facade.

Bennett Place

The farm the would become Bennett Place consisted of 325 acres when James and Nancy Bennitt settled on the farm in 1840. The Bennitts grew corn, wheat, oats, and potatoes, and raised hogs. Bennitt was also a tailor, cobbler, and sold horse feed, tobacco plugs, and distilled liquor.

Coca Cola Bottling Company Of Durham - Hillsborough Rd.

611 Erwin Road / Shakori Trail

03.18.14 Owned by Clyde Shambley from the 1970s to 1990s. 03.18.14

Poplar Apartments

1960 Durham City Directory (DCL) The southern half of these apartments were demolished ~2001 to make way for the Erwin Terrace development. The northern half appears to have been renovated and rebranded as "Poplar Manor."

Statler Hilton Inn

"Roof Top Restaurant, Hawaiian Garden Plunge Pool, Coffee Shop, Club Lounge. Located just minutes away are the Beautiful Duke Chapel, Duke Gardens, Morehead Planetarium, Cigarette Factories, and Championship Golf Courses." The hotel later became the Brownstone Inn - I remember staying there in 1988 during a college visit. (It was a popular place...

5520 Old Chapel Hill Rd.

I wasn't sure whether this great little building was in Chapel Hill or in Durham. The answer is yes. Durham County, Town of Chapel Hill.

4707 Whitfield Rd.

Per Triangle Modernist Houses: The Richard W. (Wade) and Mary Gunter Williams, Jr., House, 4707 Whitfield Road, Durham. Located in Orange County.

4512 Erwin Road