North Driver Street

November 2002, photograph by Preservation Durham survey volunteers According to county property records, this house was built in 1922. In the 1960 Hill’s city directory, George R. House was listed as the homeowner. His wife’s name was given as Elizabeth, and he was said to be an engineer employed by the US Post Office.

(11.22.2002, from volunteer survey by Preservation Durham) The first reference to this address in city directories - as 1106 First Avenue, as Driver Street north of Liberty was known until c.1960 - was in 1926, when the resident was a Frank J Mutter, listed as working for Edward J. Latta's roofing company. Residents changed multiple times in the...

(Below in italics is from the 2004 National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) 1-story side-gabled brick duplex of Minimal Traditional style, with 2 gabled front donner windows, 8-over-8 and 6-over-6 sash windows, and comer recessed entrance porches with metal corner posts. Not on 1937 SM. 1940 CD.

(Below in italics is from the 2004 East Durham National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Robert O'Briant House. Pyramidal cottage with a hipped front dormer window, 1-over-1 sash windows, and a full hipped Craftsman porch. Beside the front door is a diamond-shaped window. All-over vinyl siding. 1925-1940 CDs: Robt. E. O...

(Below in italics is from the 2004 East Durham National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Gospel Tabernacle. Front-gabled brick sanctuary, 3 bays wide and 8 bays deep, with paired rectangular stained glass windows. The marble cornerstone has the date 1945. A 1960s narthex addition of contemporary design features a large...

(Below in italics is from the 2004 East Durham National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Howard Stegall Duplex. 1-story side-gabled Minimal Traditional-style duplex with 6-over-1 sash windows, a front gabled 2-bay porch sheltering the entrance to one unit, and a side porch sheltering the other unit's entrance. The front...

(Below in italics is from the 2004 East Durham National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) 1-story side-gabled Minimal Traditional-style duplex with 6-over-1 sash windows and a full front terrace with metal railing. One entrance is centered in front; the other is on the side. Aluminum siding. A quartz stone wall retains...

(Below in italics is from the 2004 East Durham National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Idella Rivenbark House. Front-gabled bungalow with weatherboard, eave brackets and exposed rafter tails, 4-over-1 vertical sash windows, and an engaged Craftsman porch. Alterations include the enclosure of one-third of the porch when...