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East Durham Historic District

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MPS
  
Durham MRA

Area
  
92 ha

Added to NRHP
  
23 December 2004

NRHP Reference #
  
04001393

Year built
  
1902

East Durham Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Southern Rwy right-of-way, N. Guthrie Ave. Holloway St., Hyde Park Ave, S. Plum St. and Vale St., Durham, North Carolina

Architect
  
Rose & Rose; Githins, Fred, et al.

Architectural style
  
Queen Anne, Classical Revival, et al.

East Durham Historic District is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 731 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site (Barbee Graveyard) in a predominantly residential section of Durham. The buildings primarily date between about 1890 and 1955 and include notable examples of Classical Revival and Queen Anne architecture. Notable buildings include the Holloway Street School (1928), East Durham Junior High School (c. 1940), Advent Christian Church (1920s), John Cheek House (1899), Community Groceries (1900), George Brown Grocery Store (1920), Seagroves Grocery Store (1915), and The People's Bank (1921).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

References

East Durham Historic District Wikipedia