Residential

308 Wake Pl.

Photograph by Preservation Durham survey volunteers, 11.01.2002. According to county property records, this house was constructed in 1999. It appears to be the lone recent structure on a block otherwise comprised of homes built c.1920, and likely replaced another building from that time period.

309 Wake Pl.

Photograph by Preservation Durham survey volunteers, 11.01.2002. According to county property records, this house was constructed in 1920. Prior to the 1930s, Wake Place was called West Alley.

305 Wake Place

Photograph by Preservation Durham survey volunteers, 11.01.2002. According to county property records, this house was constructed in 1920. Prior to the 1930s, Wake Place was called West Alley.

111 N. Hyde Park Ave.

(Below in italics is from the 2004 East Durham National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) 1-story side-gable bungalow with gabled front dormer, eave brackets, decorative exposed rafter tails, and an engaged porch. Alterations include vinyl siding, replacement sash windows, and replacement porch posts. 1930-1940 CDs: Edw...

McDougald Terrace

McDougald Terrace was developed on vacant land east of Hayti and NCCU as part of large-scale public housing development in Durham, funded and authorized by the Housing Act of 1949. Two major, racially-segregated projects were developed in the early 1950s - Few Gardens, for white residents, McDougald Terrace, for African-American residents. Looking...

1102 Hazel St

Photograph by Preservation Durham survey volunteers, 11.01.2002. According to county property records, this house was constructed in 1920.

1104 Hazel St.

Photograph by Preservation Durham survey volunteers, 11.01.2002. According to county property records, this house was constructed in 1924.

First George Watts House / Calvert (durham) Academy

Eugene Morehead and George Watts were pioneers in the area that would become Morehead Hill when they built their houses on the western side of Lee (later Duke) St. in 1880. As the activity in the neighborhood increased, WT Blackwell sought to purchase the land on the eastern side of Duke St., directly across from their houses, to build worker...

316 Dowd St.

Photograph by Preservation Durham survey volunteers, 10.18.2002. According to County property records, this house was constructed in 1920.

309 Canal Street

Photograph by Preservation Durham survey volunteers, 11.01.2002. Likely built around the turn of century, this house is remarkably similar in design to those nearby at 304 Gray Ave. and 405 N. Elizabeth St. It underwent significant renovation between 2011 and 2014. 309 Canal Street, 04.16.11 Durham County Tax Administration photo.