Built c. 1927 (1927)-1963 NRHP Reference # 13000204 Added to NRHP 23 April 2013 | MPS Durham MRA Area 11 ha | |
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Location Bounded by W. Corporation, Madison & Washington Sts., Rigsbee Ave., N&SRR tracks, 724 & 733 Foster St., Durham, North Carolina Architect Atwood and Nash; Carr Sr., George Watts; Davis, Archie Royal Architectural style Moderne, Colonial Revival, Mission Revival | ||
Foster and West Geer Streets Historic District, also known as the West End, is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 32 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 4 contributing structures in a commercial section of Durham. The buildings primarily date between about 1927 and 1963 and include notable examples of Moderne, Colonial Revival, and Mission Revival architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed City Garage Yard and Fire Drill Tower and Scott and Roberts Dry Cleaning Plant, Office, and Store. Other notable contributing resources include R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company warehouse (1938), the Durham Baking Company (1938), Durham Bulls baseball team ballpark (1939), Fletcher’s Service Station (c. 1946), U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center (1948, c. 1955), Uzzle Motor Company (1940, c. 1948, c. 1970), King’s Sandwich Shop (1950), and Royal Crown and Seven-Up Bottling Company (1939).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.