West Club Boulevard

08.28.11 Dr. N.D. Bitting House. Dr. Bitting bought the lot in 1916 and had the house built. 2-story hipped-roof Colonial Revival Prairie style house with front and side hip dormers, 12-over-1 sash windows, wood shake siding, and an exterior chimney. The porch has Craftsman posts, a plain railing. and a recessed balcony. The front French door has a...

08.28.11 (The information below in italics is from the Historic Preservation Society of Durham Plaque Application for the Clay-Lloyd House) The story begins with Kurt and Linda Hube purchasing 2100 W. Club Blvd. in May of 2003, and renovating it under the guidelines of the NC Historic Preservation Society. They learned during this time that the...

08.28.11 Dr. Merle T. Adkins, associated with Watts Hospital, bought the lot at 2101 West Club in late 1915 and had the house constructed soon thereafter. The house is a two-story, hipped-roof Colonial Revival Prairie style house with exposed rafter tails, front and side hip dormers, 12-over-1 sash windows, wood shake siding, and interior chimneys...

08.28.11 Alpheus McCullen Jr. House. Substantial 11/2-story bungalow with side-gable roof with brackets and exposed rafter tails, front shed dormer, interior chimney, and stuccoed walls. Engaged front porch has arched bays with stuccoed railing. Original French front door, casement windows on 1st story, 9-over-1 and 6-over-1 sash windows in gables.

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08.28.11 Wm. C. Lyon House. William C. Lyon, owner of Lyon Hardware and Building Co. at 213 East Chapel Hill St., had this house built and lived here until the early 1960s. Ralph Cooke, his partner, lived here until 1998. Imposing 2 1/2 story blond brick Neoclassical Revival/Prairie style house with a hip roof with hip dormers, end chimneys, 9-over...

08.28.11 Bowden-Arena House. Oscar Bowden purchased the lot in 1919 and built the house soon afterward. Bowden owned Bowden's Cafe on Parrish St. From the 1940s, the house was occupied by Dr. and Mrs. Arena and their family. Two and 1/2-story Craftsman style house with a side gable roof with deep, bracketed eaves, an end chimney, and wood shingle...

08.28.11 Colonial Revival style brick church with front gable, 8-bay-deep nave, a shallow portico, a bell tower, and a rear 2-story wing. The rear wing was built first, about 1960. Later the church bought and demolished the Dr. McCracken House facing Club Blvd. to make room for the new sanctuary.

08.28.11 John C. Rose House. John Rose owned the Rose Agency, an early office furniture and supply company. Bungalow with side gable roof, eave brackets and exposed rafter tails, a shed front dormer, and wood shake walls. The French front door has a transom and one sidelight. Windows are 9-over-l and 6-over-l sash. Engaged porch has stone rubble...

08.28.11 B. D. Haines House. Bungalow with side gable roof, end chimney, bracketed eaves, wide sidelights at the front door, and paired and tripled Craftsman sash windows. The gabled porch has arched bays, Craftsman posts and a plain railing. 1925 city directory: B. D. Haines occupant.