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MISCELLANEOUS DURHAM NC
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1935 - The Howard Gamble House, 1307 North Mangum Street, Durham NC. Mrs. Gamble was the daughter of Richard Dillard, who built both this house and the one next door. The architect was Ronald Greene of Greene and Rogers of Asheville NC. Featured in Carolina Architecture 1940. The floor plan was unusual for its time: the kitchen was in the front of the house and public living areas at the back. Featured in 1939 American Homes. The house was sold to a doctor in the 1950s who imposed an unfortunate exterior renovation involving Permastone (second photo), which was later removed. The house was abandoned in the 1970s. Sold in 1977 to Gerard Tempest who restored it and the adjacent Dillard House. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Sold to his son and daughter in law, Husidio John Tempest and Anne Marie O'Donnell Tempest. Went into foreclosure. Sold in 2012 to Mark D. Hazelrigg and Charlene M. Reiss. They received a 2013 Pyne Award from Preservation Durham for a restoration by Svara Restoration. Top photo from North Carolina Collection circa 1940; third and fourth photos from Endangered Durham NC; remainder from Stephen Brown. Still owned by Hazelrigg and Reiss as of 2024.
1938 - The Paul F. Baum Residence, 112 Pinecrest Road, Durham NC. Designed by William Potter, husband of Baum's stepdaughter. Featured in Architectural Record, October 1941 (B/W photos). Sold in 1968 to James Bonk. Sold in 2014 to Margaret and Linus Owen-Garni. Deeded in 2020 to Jessica J. Graham and Linus Owen Garni, who are still the owners as of 2024.
1938 - The E. J. Evans House, 1021 Dacian Avenue, Durham NC. See the Evans family history here. Designed by architect Howard Raymond Weeks and engineer Thomas C. Atwood of Atwood and Weeks. Atwood sold his share to Weeks in the late 1940s and the firm became H. R. Weeks and Associates until Weeks died in 1956. Wilton E. "Red" Harris and George Pyne ran the firm for the next several decades. According to EndangeredDurham, the building became a sorority house with the large basement used as a game room. It was later divided into apartments. In 1994, the owners received a Pyne award from Preservation Durham for restoration. Sold to Modric K. and Evelyn Tew. Sold in 2018 to Olga and J. J. Hawn. The Hawns are still the owners as of 2024.
1947 - The Essie McLean and Hubert E. Pennington House, 1401 Evergreen Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Deeded to Timothy K. Pennington, Sue P. Meschan, and Betty P. Hinkel in 2000. Sold to Diane Suner in 2016, who did a full renovation. Sold in 2016 to Evan M. Ferry. Sold in 2021 to Rafael Latimer. As of 2024, Latimer is still the owner.
1950 - 1223 Vickers Avenue, Durham NC. Designed by Marion A. Ham. In association with primary architect Welton Becket, Ham designed the 1965 North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company in Durham, the city's most distinctive modernist commercial building which won recognition as one of Forbes magazine's 1966 outstanding buildings and one of Fortune's top ten of the 1960s. Ham worked earlier at Edmund J. Austin in Southern Pines. Sold to Kenneth Earl Glander. Sold in 2001 to Leon Anthony Thomas. Sold in 2004 to David E. and Juliette S. Cook. Sold in 2009 to John and Lalitree Darnielle. Center Studio Architecture did a kitchen renovation in 2010, Tom Merrigan, project architect; carport addition in 2016, Morgan Haynes, Project architect. Transferred in 2022 to the Darnielle Living Trust, still owners as of 2024.
1953 - 1126 Woodburn Road, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold to Kristen L. Greenaway and Lori Sue Ramsey. Sold in 2015 to Joy E. and Zachary J. Turkal. Still owners as of 2024.
1954 - The John Bernard Pfeiffer Jr. Residence, 3414 Rugby Road, Durham NC. The son of architect John B. Pfeiffer of New York City, Pfeiffer originally asked his brother Richard in New York to design a new house in the Hope Valley area of Durham NC. But John's wife Mary Louise had a different plan. She recruited one of her local architect golfing buddies to do the plans, an act which caused a rift between brothers that never completely healed. Her architect is unknown. Renovated in 1959 by Pfeiffer's father's firm. Sold in 1988 to Raymond and Cynthia Joyner who still owned it as of 2024. Photos by George Smart.
1954 - The Russell Robinson House, 115 Ashworth Drive, Durham NC. Robinson was the original owner, designer, and builder. He was from Virginia and built three homes; two different homes for himself, and one for his son. Sold to Flora and Marvin Carver. Sold in 1996 to their grandson, Rick Carver and his wife Tracey. 3200 sf. Includes pool, hot tub, atrium, and additional rec room/workshop. Sold in 2010 to Ken and Stephanie (Steff) Rowe. Sold in 2018 to Nate James and Bobbi Baker who did a renovation. Still owners as of 2024.
1955 - The Cynthia S. and Kenneth J. Reardon House, 2511 Winton Road, Durham NC. Designed by the Reardons. He was a Duke professor of English from 1947-1980 and Director of Duke Players from 1947-1967. She was active in the Red Cross and eventually became the Executive Director of the Durham County Chapter of the American Red Cross in 1960 until her retirement in 1985. Sold in 1991 to Edward Boer. Sold in 2020 to Molly and Matthew Fenton Minor. Sold in 2021 to William Leitsch and Zachary Caple. Still owners as of 2024.
1955 - The Jeanne Smith Whitesides Residence, 1506 Kent Street, Durham NC. Jeanne Whitesides designed the house. Cathedral ceiling in the kitchen. Vaulted living room with Terrazzo floors, Jack and Jill bathrooms, and a secret closet behind the mirror at the end of the hall. Sold to Allan P. and Lenore Sindler in 1959. Sold to Sheldon and Evelyn Abelkop in 1967. Sold to Mark and Nancy D. Handler in 1980. Sold to E. Ruth Teague Lang in 1983. Sold to Charles and Genevieve Cotter in 1985. Sold in 1987 to Richard J. and Suzanne H. Wrazen. Sold to 1991 Thomas D. and Nancy H. Brown. Sold in 1995 to Jonathan Goldberg and Michael Moon. Sold in 1998 to John Burness and Anne D. Williams, still owners as of 2024. Photo by Heather Wagner.
1955 - The Clyde and Eleanor H. Lloyd Residence, 126 Nelson Street, Durham NC. 3625 square feet, built by the Lloyds. This was the first Modernist house in Durham owned by a Black family. Was on the Preservation Durham 1998 Tour. Sold in 2004 to James and Edwina Hunter. Design came from the 1940 L. F. Garlinghouse All American Homes Plan Book, page 76. There are more of this design in Henderson and two in Weldon. Used as a rental house. Foreclosed in 2013, then bought back by the Hunters, who are still the owners as of 2024.
1955 - 1615 Acadia Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 2016 to Barbara A. Nsiah. Sold in 2018 to Giselle Y. Lopez and Thomas N. Cowart. Transferred in 2019 to the Cowart Lopez Living Trust, still owner as of 2024.
1955 - The Nancy and Ralph King House, 2745 McDowell Road, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 1985 to Carolyn E. and John B. Leslie. Sold in 1995 to Michelle and Carlos Munoz-Bustamante. Sold in 2019 to Gita and Edwin Gulati-Partee. Still owners as of 2024.
1955 - The Fred Whitener House, 1105 Woodburn Road, Durham NC. Designed by Rudolph Matern of Jamaica Plains NY. Built by George Birmingham. Sold in 1964 to John and Marian Everett. Sold in 1992 to Stanley and Diane Tso. Sold in 1998 to Laura Adams. Sold in 2000 to Gregory Taylor. Sold in 2010 to Jeff Hawley and Erica Ungewitter, still owners as of 2024.
1955 - The William A. and Dorothy W. Rhinehardt House, 312 Monticello Avenue, Durham NC. Designed by H. Leslie Walker Jr. (photo), The clients asked for a house in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian houses. Sold to John Dyes. Sold in 2006 to Nichole Kaufman. Sold in 2018 to Sydney J. Sogol and Joshua M. Hayes. Still owners as of 2024.
1956 - The Ruth Shaw Residence, 1210 Anderson Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. 1566 square feet, three bedrooms. In 2007, Shaw did not recall the architect. Sold in 2008 to Christel Greiner. Still owner as of 2024.
1956 - 2209 North Duke Street, Durham NC. Designed and built by Richard and Thomas Wright of Wright Homes Incorporated of Durham NC. Sold to Ato Waters (formerly known as Nanabanyin Ato-Mansah) and Nana Adwowa Waters. Sold in 1987 to Virgilio L. and Veronica D. Argumedes. Sold in 1994 to Michael L. Jessup. Sold in 2012 to Rebekah Bailey and Andrew D. Perno. Still owners as of 2024.
1956 - The Charles Balford (aka C. B. or Balford) Hackney and Ruth Burke Hackney House, 1308 Welcome Circle, Durham NC. Designed by Balford Hackney. Sold in 1991 to Edward and Rita Weissman. Sold in 2002 to Michael R. Gustafson II, still owner as of 2024.
1956 - The Mildred R. and Bill R. Dunn House, 1605 Greenleaf Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 1970 to Kathryn A. and William L. Freeman. Sold in 1997 to Carolyn T. Stewart and Robin G. Joseph. Transferred in 2008 to Carolyn Toddie Stewart. Sold in 2015 to Madaline M. Cash. William J. Dorinsky added to the deed in 2021. Still owners as of 2024.
1956 - The Mary D. and M. Wilson Nesbitt House, 1609 Peace Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 1994 to Virginia N. Mann. Sold in 2019 to Custom Quality Carpentry, LLC. Sold later in 2019 to Jessica L. and Raymond R. Orzulak. Sold in 2023 to Charlotte F. Asmuth and Rebecca A. Pattillo.
1957 - 2536 Wrightwood Avenue, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 2014 to J. C. Serrato. Heather R. Wiggins added to the deed in 2020. Still owners as of 2024.
1957 - The Spencer and Rosemary Overton House, 1208 Anderson Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Twin to the house at 1210 Anderson. Sold in 1961 to James and Frances Barwick. Sold in 1979 to James and Mary Kelley. Sold in 1986 to John and Irene Need. Sold in 2003 to Robert Letourneau and Russell E. Burns. Sold in 2017 to Todd Cook and Kevin Dotson, who renovated it, who still own it in 2024. Addition in 2021 by Alicia Hylton-Daniel.
1957 - The Gregory Adams Kimble Residence, 2513 Wrightwood Avenue, Durham NC. According to their son, the Kimbles designed this house themselves. Built by James (Jimmy) Heizer of Heizer Construction. When the Kimbles moved to Colorado in 1968, they sold the house to Stanley Appel. Sold in 1977 to Bryan and Vicki Koon who still own it as of 2024.
1957 - 2413 Wrightwood Avenue, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 2000 to Gary L. Hull. Sold in 2013 to Laura Hans and Martin R. Zelder. Sold in 2022 to Eric C. Westman, who still owns it as of 2024.
1957 - The George A. Watson House, 4023 Bristol Drive, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 1990 to Charlotte D. R. and Banks J. Clark. Sold in 2005 to David Howell. Sold in 2018 to Sandra Kuhach and Peter Axilrod. Still owners as of 2024.
1957 - The Matheson House, 1202 Welcome Circle, Durham NC. Designed by Balford Hackney. Sold in 2019 to Edward D. Riefkohl. Sold in 2021 to James M. Taylor. Still owner as of 2024.
1957 - 2400 West Carver Street, Durham NC. Likely from a plan book. Sold to Doris W. Davis. Sold in 1966 to Dorothy M. and Robert L. Rummel. Sold in 2021 to Caroline Lowry and Albert Larcina. Transferred to their Trust in 2022. Still owned by the Trust in 2024.
1957 - The Sterling and Helen Nicholson House, 3310 Devon Road, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 1982 to Roland and Annis Taylor. Sold in 1995 to Jean Bethea. Sold in 2022 to Thomas Roberts. Still owner as of 2024.
1958 - 118 Newell Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold to Raymond J. Sparrow. Sold to Charles H. and Helen G. Lewis Jr. Sold in 1985 to Bonnie Hood, still owner as of 2023.
1958 - The Joseph and Betty Goodloe House, 119 Masondale Avenue, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Joseph Goodloe was a President of NC Mutual Life Insurance Company and director of Mutual Savings and Loan Company, and his wife, Betty Goodloe, an executive secretary at North Carolina Central University The Goodloes transferred title in 1978 to their daughter, Betty Jo Goodloe Cook. Sold in 1998 to Tonee G. Webb. Sold in 2023.
1959 - The David G. and Gail Bradley House, 2507 Sevier Street, Durham NC. This is Plan X-50 by architect Rudolph A. Matern of Jamaica NY. When Gail Bradley died, David Bradley moved out and later remarried. Was vacant for an extended time. Sold in 1985 to John and Sheryl A. Lubans. Sold in 2018 to Katherine K. Hodel and Christopher E. Schroll.
1959 - 1606 Milton Road, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold around 1968 to Lee Veasey. Sold in 2014 by the Veasey Estate to Lucas A. and Bridget Ashe. Sold in 2018 to Justin Tuttle. Sold in 2023 to Kristin L. Hayworth.
1959 - 3324 Alabama Ave, Durham, NC 27705. Architect uknown. For sale in 2024.
1960 - The Stewart and Jane Alexander Residence, 40 Beverly Drive, Durham NC. Architect unknown. The house was built by Jane Alexander's brother from Tennessee. Sold in 2000 to Douglas (Casey) Herbert and Kathleen Bennett, who still owned it as of 2022. Renovated. Carrboro architect Giles Blunden designed replacement casement windows and a latticework brick wall that screens the original carport at the left side. Photo by George Smart.
1960 - The Samuel E. (Sam) and Lima P. Dennis House, 4010 Cole Mill Road, Durham NC. Designed and built by Sam Dennis who had a ninth-grade education but a keen engineering mind. When he bought the Cole Mill Road property from Russell Barringer in the 1950s, his vision was to build a modern house, something that would be as different as it could be and it is. The house is suspended from a steel beam that runs the length of the roof line. 3000sf. Deeded to his granddaughter, Deborah McGill, who still owned it as of 2022.
1960 - 1214 Bivins, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold to Charles Delmar. Sold in 2004 to John McCarthy and Julie Robinson. Top photo from 2006. Sold in 2018 to Judith Morrison. Painted light gray in 2018, second photo.
1960 - The Albert and Agnes Skillen House, 3714 Randolph Road, Durham NC. According to their daughter, Melissa Shull, it was designed and built by Wilton E. (Red) Harris of Harris and Pyne. At the time, it was one of the few all-electric homes in Durham. Mrs. Skillen loved the house and lived there until 1995. Sold in 1996 to Jacqueline M. Jaloszynski. Sold in 2003 to Cendant Mobility Financial Corporation. Sold to Ann E. Goodspeed. Sold to Terry Pannick. Sold to Karla Morris. Sold in 2012 to Danielle M. Murtha and Steven G. Pretzer. Sold in 2022.
1960 - The Robert E. Sr. and Julia Dawson House, 817 East Lawson Street, Durham NC. Located across the street from NCCU. Architect unknown. Sold in 2004 to Benjamin and Jeanettte Newhouse. Sold to the State of North Carolina, purchased for the expansion of NCCU, and funded by Title III Education Funds. Bottom photo by Todd Hancock.
1960 - The John and Betty Setzer House, 3105 Buckingham Road, Durham NC. Designed by Charles McCauley of Birmingham AL. It was the gathering house for teenagers of their era and home to many ping-pong matches. Sold to Memsy Price and Gill Keelan. Sold in 2015 to Valerie O. and Carl Von Isenberg.
1960 - 2728 Sevier Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 2007 to Marina Falcon. Sold in 2012 to Jennifer H. and Brent Walters. Remodeled in 2012 by Coby Linton. Sold in 2017 to Anne Weaver and Daniel Divis.
1961 - The Salih J. and Fawzia A. Wakil House, 2527 Sevier Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Dr. Wakil was a Duke biochemistry professor from 1959-1971, when he left to become department chair at Baylor. While at Duke, he and his lab discovered the two key enzymes of fatty acid synthesis. Sold in 1971 to John B. and Rose Page Wilson. Sold in 1996 to Roy A. and Anne B. Griffiths. Sold in 2009 to Ed and Cynthia Binanay. Sold in 2020 to Hannah Fussell and Ryan Cocca.
1961 - 2219 Stuart Drive, Durham NC. Built by C. T. Wilson Construction. Architect unknown. Sold in 2018 to Quinn Partners LLC. Sold in 2020 to Concord Street LLC.
1961 - The Admiral Earle Residence, 2609 Sevier Street, Durham NC. The Earles were in-laws of architect Jon Condoret. Designed by Charles Balford Hackney, who worked for Archie Royal Davis. Sold to Robert D. and Merry Rabb, who still owned it as of 2022.
1961 - The John and Genevieve Rudin House, 1640 Marion Avenue, Durham NC. Designed and built by John Rudin. Rudin designed the house for passive solar and chose the lot for its southwest exposure. Framing by Robert Dykes. HVAC by Frank Dadderio. Has a low voltage wiring system. Sold in 1998 to Niall Hanley. Became a rental. Sold in 2018 to Joyce T. and Jay R. Williams.
1961 - 2215 Arrington Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Deeded in 1993 to Sheila F. and James R. Storey. Sold in 2020 to Mariko O. Gordon and Jeffrey M. Fischer.
1962 - The Jeanne W. and P. D. Robbins House, 3519 Tonbridge Way, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 1972 to Everett H. and Cornelia Ellinwood Jr. Deeded to heirs. Sold in 2009 to Eleanor Winfrey. Sold in 2017 to Jane Ann Caradale.
1962 - The Walter and Myrtle A. Obrist House, 2604 McDowell Road, Durham NC. Designed by the original owner. Built by a man named Wallace, according to Walter Obrist. Sold many times. Addition in 1966. Sold to Mahadev and Judit Apte. Was a rental house. Sold in 2011 to Kellie Berne Johnson and Laura Denise Miller. Sold in 2022 to Beth Niegelsky and Julian Locke.
1962 - The Claude S. and Carma Burton House, 3860 Somerset Drive, Durham NC. Designed and built by brothers Richard and Thomas Wright of Wright Homes Incorporated of Durham; G. Cole was the draftsman. Sold in 2002 to Amanda and James Elam. Sold in 2021 to Tourko Real Estate Group. Sold later in 2021 to Heather M. and Philip R. Samartino.
1962 - The Vance Addison House, 4411 West Cornwallis Road, Durham NC. This was a plan book design modified and built by Vance Addison. Located in Orange County. Sold in 1964 to Reynolds Price. Price built a cabin on the property for tenants designed by Knox Tate. Sold to Edmond Miller Jr. Sold in 2015. Sold in 2018 to Harold Robb Levinsky and D.A.T. Trust.
1963 - The John and Nancy Laszlo House, 5401 Couch Mountain Road, Durham NC. Located in Orange County. Originally a cabin designed and built by George Birmingham. The Laszlos continued to build the house in sections with two by Leon Register and one by Wade Williams/ Blackwell. Lucy Carol Davis did a remodel/addition in the early 1990s. Sold in 1991 to Robert D. and Gay Small who added the garage. Sold in 1997 to William Christmas. Sold in 2004 to Joellen Mason. Sold in 2011 to Sonya and Jeffrey Fischer. Sold in 2015 to Dawn F. Mcclendon and Jon K. Ward.
1963 - The J. C. Wetherby House, 2604 Sevier Street, Durham NC. Designed by Ted Tillman. Sold to Arno L. and Karen Greenleaf. Sold in 2002 to Horace Wade Ford. Sold in 2018 to Laurie A. Braun and John H. Taylor.
1963 - The Edna T. and Vernon L. Maynor House, 3801 Shoccoree Drive, Durham NC. Designed by the owners with plans drawn up by a local architect. Deeded in 1978 to Patricia Lee Maynor. Transferred to James F. and Patricia L. (Maynor) Branch. Sold in 2013 to Sally M. and Clare E. Adkin Jr. Sold in 2014 to Diana L. and Mark C. Staples. Sold in 2019 to Melanie A. and Gregory M. Sturgeon.
1962 - The Barringer House, 2208 Tampa Avenue, Durham NC. Designed by Leroy Honeycutt, according to Jay Barringer. Sold around 1985. Sold in 2017 to Katelyn Bryant-Comstock and Andrew Macintyre.
1964 - 5025 Brenda Court, Durham NC. The design came from a Better Homes and Gardens plan book. The same plan (reversed) is at 311 Goodwin Road, Durham NC. Sold to Robert and Marie Robeson. Sold in 2021 to Charles H. Moehrke Jr.
1964 - 5209 Barbee Road, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold to SCH Realty LLC. Sold in 2013 to Erika M. Baiocchi.
1965 - 2749 McDowell Road, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Owned in 1984 by Hugh G. and Lyn D. Robinson. Sold in 1995 to Thomas C. Hunter Jr. Sold in 2000 to Jeremy Sugarman. Sold in 2003 to Frances M. Davis. Sold in 2004 to Celeste Koeberl and John Gustovich. Sold in 2010 to Dona Koeberl. Sold in 2018 to William S. Jakes.
Around 1965 - The Paul Milton Smith Jr. House, 1009 Red Oak Avenue, Durham NC. Architect unknown but based on a Better Homes and Gardens plan. Built by Longworth. Sold in 2019 to Kimberly E. Campbell and Bryan J. Luukinen.
1965 - 3719 Randolph Road, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 2004 to Bernard Dale and Denny Hood. Deeded in 2019 to Denny Z. Hood.
1965 - The DeEtte A. and J. Nelson Strawbridge House, 446 Continental Drive, Durham NC. Designed by Robert Hedrick of Asheboro NC. Sold in 1982 to Ernest E. Wooden III. Sold in 1983 to Judy J. and Earnest E. Wooden III. Still owned by the Woodens as of 2022.
1965 - The Merle and Doris Elliott House, 311 Goodwin Road, Durham NC. According to their son John, the design came from a Better Homes and Gardens plan book. The house was built in reverse image from the plan. The same plan (not reversed) is at 5025 Brenda Court, Durham NC. Sold in 2012 by the Elliott estate to Jerald E. (Erick) Fink.
1965 - 3905 Somerset Drive, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Builders were Richard & Thomas Wright. Sold in 2017 to Alyssa Coletti and Jason Hensley.
1965 - The Earl Wade and Sid (Cyd) Copeland House, 2835 Herring Boulevard, Durham NC. Built by the owner. Sold in 2024 to Averly Properties LLC.
1966 - The Russell N. and Maelee Barringer Residence, 1912 Wilshire Drive, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Built by Teer Construction. Sold in 1984 to the City of Durham. Sold in 1985 to Lester and Therese Fahrner. Sold in 1985 to David M. and Gracie Welsh. Sold in 1991 to Larry H. and Nancy M. Rocamora, still the owners as of 2024. Photos by Heather Wagner.
1967 - The Norman E. Williams House, 3123 Medford Road, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 2019 to Kevin Burch. Still the owner as of 2024.
1967 - 613 US 70, Hillsborough NC. Located in Orange County. Architect unknown. Sold in 2012 to Clifton and Jill Stephens. Still the owners as of 2024.
1967 - 2203 Wilshire Drive, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 2016 to Rissi Palmer and Bryan Stypmann. Sold in 2024 to Bryan Stypmann.
1967 - The Orpah T. and W. B. King House, 900 East Ellerbee Street, Durham NC. Built by C. S. Witt. Located on 3 of the 17 lots the Kings owned in the area. The King family are the long-time operators of King's Red & White Market on East Club Boulevard. Deeded in 1996 by the widow Orpah to the Orpah King LTD Partnership. Deeded in 2016 by heirs to Danielle Blount and Michael Malecek. Sold in 2022 to Veronica L. Pflueger and Adam C. Jones. Still the owners as of 2024.
1967 - 2740 Montgomery Street, Durham NC. Sold in 2023 to Eileen and James Welch.
1967 - 2725 Montgomery Street, Durham NC. Sold in 2011. Sold to Naomi L. Nelson. Still the owner as of 2024.
1968 - 1847 Woodburn Road, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 1967 to Harold B. Lebovitz. Sold in 1987 to Kyong-Hui and Edwin B. Hathaway. Sold in 2018 to Ashley St. John and Aaron I. Bickell. Still the owners as of 2024.
1969 - The Horst and Ruth Mary Meyer Residence, 2716 Montgomery Street, Durham NC. This is Plan P-907 from the plan book Encyclopedia of Home Designs 1967 by Master Plan Service, Inc. 3000 square feet. Sold in 2007 to Scott and Julie Hollenbeck. Sold in 2010 to Jina Park and Alan Russell. Sold in 2015 to Monika A. Bauer and Allan G. Collard-Wexler. Stlll the owners as of 2024.
1969 - 2827 Ridge Road, Durham NC. Sold in 1970 to Daniel A. and Bertha R. Livinstone. Deeded in 1990 to Bertha. Sold in 2022 to Biagi Hardy Holdings Inc., which did a renovation. Sold later in 2022 to to Julie Doring and Jesse Hastings. Still the owners as of 2024.
1970 - The Yi and Ellen Kong House, 2814 Dekalb Street, Durham NC. 4000 sf. This is Plan P-742 from the plan book Encyclopedia of Home Designs 1967 by Master Plan Service, Inc. As of 2024, still owned by the Kongs.
1971 - The Jane W. and Marvin R. Pridgen House, 3923 Swarthmore Road, Durham NC. Designed by them, built by Bomar Construction Company. Sold in 1980 to James A. Donnelly. Estate transferred in 1989 to Sandra and Brian A. Donnelly. Sold in 1998 to Mary Ann and John G. Kruth. Deeded in 1998 to John G. Kruth, still owner as of 2024.
1972 - 3200 Doubleday Place, Durham NC. 3960 sf. Sold to James and Helene Mau. Sold in 2019 to Emerald Residential. Sold in 2021 to Ben Hands and Rachel Janke. Still owners as of 2024.
1973 - The Robert and Taimi Anderson House, 2 Heath Place, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 1977 to James Wyngaarden. Sold in 1999 to Judith and David May II. Sold in 2006 to Joan and Edward Eastman Jr. Still owners as of 2024. Photo by Duffy Healey.
1973 - The Mavis M. Mayer House, 19 Learned Place, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 2020 to Elizabeth W. Hoadley and Sarah E. Church. Still owners as of 2024.
1974 - 2813 McDowell Road, Durham NC. Designed and built by Bob Bacon of Bomar Construction in the style of a Deck House - but it's not an actual Deck House. Sold in 1993 to Arturo De Lozanne and Theresa J. O'Halloran. Sold in 1999 to Susan Alberts and Robert Zimmerman. Renovated in 2013 by architect Barbara Richter. Deeded in 2021 to Susan Alberts, who is still the owner in 2024.
1976 - The John Hanks House, 11 Scott Place, Durham NC. Hanks was the architect and builder. Sold in 2004 to Robert and Lori Hensley. Sold in 2022 to Guillaume Cottarel. Still the owner in 2024.
1977 - The Richard L. Cox and James O. May House, 2523 Sevier Street, Durham NC. Designed and built by Bob Bacon of Bomar Construction. Sold in 2005 to Barbara R. Haight. Shane E. Jones added to the deed in 2020. Still the owners as of 2024. Photo by Heather Wagner.
1978 - The Gregory Adams Kimble Residence II, 3100 Cornwall Road, Durham NC. When the Kimbles decided to come back from Colorado, they designed and lived in this their second area house until 2006 when both died. Deeded to their son Jeffrey Kimble and his wife Judith Kimble. Sold in 2011 to Lori McLean and Brian D. Chisholm. Sold in 2015 to Sean and Jennifer Selig. Still the owners in 2024.
1978 - The Philip and Susan Roth Costanza House, 2741 Spencer Street, Durham NC. Designed and built by Bomar Construction. Sold to Richard Vinegar and Sherrie E. Zweig. Still the owners as of 2024.
1979 - The Philippa M. and L. B. Harrison House, 2204 Chase Street, Durham NC. Built from a modified planbook plan. Sold in 1987 to Patsy B. and W. Wayne Perry. Deeded in 1993 to Patsy B. Perry. Sold in 2021 to Carla S. and Robert L. Frost. Sold again in 2021 to Elizabeth Frost and David L. Mello. Sold in 2024 to The Robert H. Fisher Trust.
1979 - The Robert Myrick House, 5119 Troon Lane, Durham NC. Designed by Bruce Johnson of Energetics in Raleigh. Myrick was the general contractor. Sold to Ronald D. and Holly Cruickshank. In 1983-1984 they did extensive rework on the entrance, atrium area, and master bedroom while adding 3000 sf of deck, a pool, a black pool and hot tub area, a bar/cabana changing area, and an early media room, perhaps one of the first in Durham NC. The majority of revisions were designed by Holly Cruickshank and executed by a local builder. Sold in 1988 to Peter K. Smith and Mary Louise Markert. Sold in 1994 to William L. Hampton. Sold in 2014 to Charles F. Adams and Robert Donaghey. Sold in 2020 to Catherine King. Still owner as of 2024.
1979 - The Jane W. and Marvin R. Pridgen House, 5106 Tudor Place, Durham NC. Designed by them, built by Bomar Construction Co. Sold in 1982 to Margaret S. and Ervin H. Young. Sold in 2004 to John C. Rublein. Deeded in 2009 to Amy Lyn K. and John C. Rublein. Still owners as of 2024.
1980 - The Bruce and Elizabeth Kuniholm House, 1719 Tisdale Street, Durham NC. Designed and built by Bomar Construction Company. Sold to Sarah and Tim Buthe. Sold in 2016 to Elsa Friis and Zachary Healy. Still owners as of 2024. Photo by Leilani Carter.
1981 - The Robert and Tracey Potts Carson House, 1734 Tisdale Street, Durham NC. Designed by Shelley Beason. Built by Clay Thomas. Sold in 1989 to George J. Ellis III. At some point there was an addition by Jon Condoret. Sold in 2005 to Patrick and Wendy Aims Rowe. Still owners as of 2024.
1981 - The Patrick and Mary Logue House, 14 Harvey Place, Durham NC. Designed and built by Bob Bacon of Bomar Construction. Sold in 2023 to Megan R. Connell and Frederick Kimberley.
1982 - The Raymond H. Vogel House, 17 Logging Trail, Durham NC. Built by Freeman Ledbetter. Sold in 1997 to Mavis I. and S. Taylor Jarnagan. Sold in 2018 to Marie S. and James S. Cohen. Still owners as of 2024.
1983 - The Mindy K. and Lawrence Miller House, 5215 Friends School Road, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 1997 to Ellen Harnick and Andrew D. Krystal. Renovations in 2006 and 2010. Sold in 2017 to Meredith and Arthur Lawida. Sold in 2022 to Ying Chen and Jianquan Li, still owners as of 2024.
1983 - The John F. Thompson House, 519 Walsenberg Drive, Durham NC. Former street name was Vivaldi Drive. Designed by architect John F. Thompson, son-in-law of Frank Depasquale. Sold in 2018 to Kenneth P. Mitchell. Still the owner as of 2024.
1984 - The Richard and Elizabeth Schneider Residence, 9 Appleton Place, Durham NC. Designed by Santa Cruz architect Robert Burkhart for his in-laws. Sold in 1998 to Lex and Kathy Silbiger. They found the design too modern and the plan was softened and renovated by Ramon Garcia. Sold in 2012 to Marcia A. McPeak. Deeded in 2018 to The Easley Joint Living Trust/Marcia McPeak- Easley. Deeded in 2024 to the Trust Company of the Carolinas.
1984 - 2819 Montgomery Street, Durham NC. Designed by Bob Giddings of DesignWorks. Sold in 2018 to Chunkyun Seok and Sujung Choi. Sold in 2023 to Beatrice E. Bays and Matthias Kehrig.
1984 - The Richard Grogan House, 2342 Thunder Road, Durham NC. Designed by architect Richard Grogan and built by Grogan and his dad. Sold in 1997 to Stephen J. and Ada M. Parrillo, still owners as of 2024.
1984 - The John T. Soper House, 10 Logging Trail, Durham NC. Wood and brick passive solar home built by Freeman Ledbetter of Sun Space. Additions in 1986. Sold in 2019 to Nicole V. and Matthew Soffer. Still owners as of 2024.
1984 - 4010 Wynford Place, Durham NC. Built by JP Goforth. Sold in 2023 to Alexa N. Bramall and Timothy W. Reed.
1985 - The Francie Seymour and Robert Entman House, 2920 Wade Road, Durham NC. 2332 sf. Built and designed by Debbie Welch. Sold in 1989 to Barry Poss. Sold in 2000 to John G. and Stacey Reed Burkert. Sold in 2003 to John Brock and Jane E. Kasper. Extensively renovated in 2009. Sold in 2010 to Grendel Shelley Burrell. Sold in 2012 to Elaine A. and Douglas S. McVey. Sold in 2017 to Julie Navarro and Ralph Hachem. Still owners as of 2024.
1986 - The Franklin Anderson and Susie Powell House, 9 Logging Trail, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 2001 to Richard Bedlack and Shelly Miller, still owners as of 2022.
1987 - 1505 West Lakewood, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Sold in 2010 to Joanna C. Smith. Sold in 2018 to Sandra K. Davidson and Benjamin Sines.
1988 - The Charles A. Bentley Jr. House, 2519 Lanier Place, Durham NC. Designed by Glen Lehmann and Lee Mehler. Sold to Stephanie J. Bentley. Sold in 2005 to Adrienne M. Fox. Sold in 2010 to Sherman A. James. Sold in 2013 to the Allan R. Showalter Trust. Sold in 2017 to Michael Hennessy. Still the owner as of 2024.
1988 - 910 Tarik Drive, Durham NC. Built by Freeman Ledbetter. Sold in 2017 to Amy S. and David Levy. Still the owners as of 2024.
1989 - The N. William and Anne H. (Annie) Young House, 4 Chancery Place, Durham NC. Designed by Ralph Lasater. Sold in 2012 to David C. and Judith May II. Placed in their joint Trust in 2019. Still owner as of 2024.
1990 - The Warren R. Wilson House, 1405 Forestview Street, Durham NC. Designed by architect Warren R. Wilson. Sold to James Hotelling and Bonny Gregory. Sold in 1996 to architect Lucien and Mary Margaret (Mimi) Roughton. Lucien Roughton did renovations. Sold in 2004 to Kenneth Calhoun and Anya Belkina. Sold in 2013 to Thomas B. Wiley. Still the owner in 2024.
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1994 - The Lex and Ann Alexander Residence, 4663 Mount Sinai Road, Durham NC. Also addressed 106 Twin Mountain Road. Located in Orange County. Designed by John Lindsey. Built by Frank Cole. Sold in 2004 to Pamela Douglas and Geoffrey Ginsburg. Still the owners in 2024.
2005 - The Siegfried and Silvia Heyden House, 3101 Pleasant Green Community Center Road, Durham NC. Located in Orange County. Designed by their son, architect Dan Heyden. Built by Omnibus. Sold in 2016 to Kristin and Timothy Jones. Still owners as of 2024.
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2005 - The Deb and George Christie Residence, 5212 Twin Pines Lane, Durham NC. Located in Orange County. Designed by Deb Christie with plans drawn by architect and builder John Hartley. She wrote a book about the experience called Green House. All of the siding was replaced in 2011. Still the owners as of 2024.
2008 - The Ruth Pinnell House, 10309 South Lowell Road, Bahama NC. Designed by Deborah Berke of New York. 13 acres. Sold in 2024.
2008 - The Freeman Ledbetter House, aka The Ark, 1309 Martin Luther King Jr Parkway, Durham NC. Designed and built by Freeman Ledbetter. Features passive solar design with structural insulated panels, masonry and bamboo floors, solar heated radiant floors, and a tankless water heater. Was a rental. Sold in 2019 to Emily Boehm and Raymond Mason.
2009 - The Joshua R. Olsen House, 116 Solterra Way, Durham NC. Olsen developed it as a spec house, although he did live there a short time. Design/built by Bill Christopher and Matt Hosmer of ILM Design and Build of Wilmington. Sold in 2009 to Derek Cornish and Sally White. Sold in 2011 to Dan Ariely. Sold in 2015 to Stephanie Miller. Sold in 2021 to Leslie Huddart and Jayaraj Nair. Still the owners as of 2024. Photos by ILM.
2010 - The John W. and Kylie White IV House, 2706 Whitfield Road, Durham NC. Located in Orange County. Designed by John Hart. Sold in 2014 to Anil Swami and Amal Hammoud. Sold in 2019 to Vijeta Kushwaha and Vijay Kumar Ramaiah. Still owners as of 2024.
2013 - 2 Barkwood Court, Durham NC. Modified plan book design. Prairie exterior, contemporary interior. Built by Lloyd Builders. Sold in 2016 to Evan M. Ferry. Sold in 2017 to Amy Davidian. Still the owners as of 2024.
2014 - The Jerome B. (Jay) and Evelyn Hallan House, 3227 Haddon Road, Durham NC. Designed and built by Jay Hallan. Still the owners as of 2024.
2016 - The Cecilia and Paul Kalish House, 2927 Wade Road, Durham NC. Designed by Jonathan Dayan. Modular construction built by Carolina Custom Homes of Burlington. Sold in 2016 to Cecilia and Paul Kalish who had the exterior painted. Still the owners as of 2024.
2017 - The D&L Weddings LLC House, 211 Mallard Avenue, Durham NC. Designed by Steve Clipp. Sold in 2018 to Elena Konstantinova. Sold in 2019 to Ann L. and Spencer S. Dorsey. Former house on that site, bottom photo. Sold in 2023 to Congyi Wu.
2018 - The Jonathan and Daphna Dayan House, 1104 Anderson Street, Durham NC. Designed by Levaz Shachar. Sold in 2021 to Riley Steinmetz and Travis S. Henry. Still owners as of 2024.
2018 - The Matthew Ellis and Sheila Lee House, aka the Blue Dog House, 101 Blue Dog Lane, Durham NC. Designed by Jason and Signe Smith. Won 2nd place in the 2018 George Matsumoto Prize. Still the owners as of 2024. Photos by Keith Isaacs.
2019 - 3533 Rugby Road, Durham NC. Hampton 1240 design from a plan book by Alan Mascord. Developed by Rugby Road Properties, LLC (Kenton Wiles). Sold in 2019 to Susan Lipsitch. Still the owner as of 2024.
2020 - The Gwilherm Y. Lebigot House, 1211 Gilbert Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Built by Gilded Homes. Same owner as of 2024.
2020 - The Elliott Square Townhouses, 311 Elliott Street, Durham NC. Designed by JDavis Architects. 37 units.
2020 - 603 Lee Street, Durham NC. Built by Builder Bee / Charles Santos. Architect unknown. Available for daily rental.
2021 - 601 Lee Street, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Built by Builder Bee / Charles Santos.
2021 - 605 Lee Street, Durham NC. Built by Builder Bee / Charles Santos. Architect unknown.
2022 - 404 Colvard Woods Way, Durham NC. Architect unknown. Built by Hearthstone Luxury Homes of Raleigh. Sold in 2023 to Gregory D. Lacks and Guang Yang.
2022 - The Matthew Cronheim and Erin Hammeke House, aka Burch Residence, 810 Burch Avenue, Durham NC. Designed and built by Arrowhead.
2022 - The Jonathan Meadows Renovation, aka Courtyard House Renovation, 2745 Old Sugar Road, Durham NC. Designed by Jonathan Meadows. Built by Horizon Building Solutions. House built in 2020, sold to Sonali Advani.
2024 - 705 Lindley Drive, Durham NC. Designed by Mark Barron. Sold in 2024 to Ashley Lively and Matthew D. Varrelman.
Sources include: Virginia Faust; Duke University Research Librarians; Casey Herbert; Giles Blunden; Endangered Durham; Johnny Randall; Bryan Koon; Roy Weintraub; Emily Moseley; The Town and Gown Architecture of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1795-1975 by M. Ruth Little.