Church

Olive Branch Church

A group of Baptists living in western Wake County formed a new congregation in 1875 and requested the services of student ministers at Wake Forest College. Rufus Ford became the first pastor of the new Olive Branch Baptist Church and the congregation met for worship in the Dayton Academy building (now demolished). After Ford graduated in 1878, other student pastors served until in 1924 professional clergy replaced them. The following year, the present church building, a unique structure in Durham County, was completed.

Russell Memorial Cme

04.08.09 Per the church website: Russell Memorial C.M.E Church was founded in 1902 in the home of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Stroud on Chapel Hill Street (now Kent Street) under the leadership of Rev. Joseph S. Miller. The congregation soon outgrew this setting, and the first structure was purchased, which was called King Chapel. In the early 1930's the...

Rougemont Primitive Baptist Church

1950s 11.17.11 (Courtesy Jackie Bayne Knight)

Red Mountain Baptist Church

Westwood Baptist Church

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.

810 North Mangum St.

810 N. Mangum, late 1960s. Tel-Rad had previously been located at 407-413 N. Mangum.

Rougemont Methodist Church

Rougemont Methodist, 1950s Rougemont Methodist Church, 02.07.09

Mount Bethel United Methodist Church

This church body dates back to the 18th century in Bahama, and has been on this site since 1901. This structure was built in 1949, replacing the 1901 church.

2550 Chapel Hill Boulevard

2007 2550 Chapel Hill Boulevard was home to the Yorktowne Theater. One of the best movie experiences of my life was going to see "White Men Can't Jump" here. Seriously. 11.22.08 (Courtesy Andy Edmonds) 11.22.08 (Courtesy Andy Edmonds)

1001 West Chapel Hill St.

1001 West Chapel Hill - the new location of the Rolling Pin Bake Shop circa 1968 after their previous location was urban renewalized. (Photo courtesy Durham County Library) The West End looking southwest from West Chapel Hill and Buchanan, 1978 (Durham Architectural Inventory) The primary neighborhood business district of West End at Buchanan Blvd...