MPS Durham MRA Area 99 ha Added to NRHP 28 December 2005 | NRHP Reference # 05001476 Year built 1923 | |
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Location Roughly bounded by Kent St., Bivins St., Wells St., American Tobacco Trail, Forestwood Dr. and Beverly Dr., Durham, North Carolina Architect Carr, George Watts; et.al. Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival |
Forest Hills Historic District is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 312 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Durham that was the city's first automobile suburb. The buildings primarily date between about 1923 and 1955 and include notable examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture. Notable contributing resources include Forest Hills Park, the subdivision plan, and the separately listed Pinecrest.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
References
Forest Hills Historic District (Durham, North Carolina) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA