Area less than one acre MPS Durham MRA Added to NRHP 9 August 1985 | Built c. 1890 (1890) NRHP Reference # 85001777 | |
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Location 820 Wilkerson Ave.
Durham, North Carolina Architectural style Gothic, Vernacular Victorian | ||
William Thomas O'Brien House is a historic home located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1890, and is a two-story, Gothic Revival style frame dwelling. It has a center hall plan and features a one-story wraparound porch, an original embossed tin shingle roof, and projecting bays. It was the home of William Thomas O'Brien, who perfected the Bonsack machine for the W. Duke Sons & Company.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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