County Government

=== Looking northwest, at the intersection of Roxboro and Parrish Sts. 1924. (Courtesy Duke Archives) Roxboro St./Rd. developed as a residential street during the 1880s - one that did not extend further north than Holloway St. well into the 1890s. (Roxboro was originally called Second St., and Cleveland St. was the Person-Roxboro Rd.) Some...

208 E. Parrish 210 E. Parrish There's not a lot of info about the 200 block of East Parrish St., and a lack of early pictures. The only pictures I have are from the mid-late 1960s, in the waning days of these buildings. Looking east from Church and E. Parrish. (Courtesy Durham County Library) For those of you who remember the Record Bar chain (not...

The previous two posts have examined the history and land use of the northeast and southeast corners of East Main St. and Dillard St. Today's post examines the southwest corner of this intersection, the site of the current health department, and future site of the Human Services Complex (Looking south) Here is the satellite view from Google of this...