Burch Avenue in Durham in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
William Albert Wilkerson House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 31, 2023
1. William Albert Wilkerson House Marker
Society of Durham
William Albert
Wilkerson House
ca. 1900
No. 186
Burch Avenue Historic District
Erected by Historic Preservation Society of Durham. (Marker Number 186.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 35° 59.861′ N, 78° 54.894′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is in Burch Avenue. Marker is on South Buchanan Boulevard just north of Exum Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 508 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham NC 27701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pauli Murray (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); J.T. & Mamie Christian House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pauli (approx. 0.4 miles away); Impact (approx. 0.4 miles away); Family (approx. 0.4 miles away); Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Duke University (approx. 0.4 miles away); The King's Daughters Home (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.
Regarding William Albert Wilkerson House.
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508 S. Buchanan - Albert Wilkerson House - c. 1907
This one-story, Queen Anne-style house is three-bays wide and triple pile. It has a high, hipped roof with projecting bays on the front (east) and right (north) sides. A highly decorative porch wraps around the front and right sides of the house, supported by turned porch posts with Queen Anne-style brackets, a spindle frieze, and a turned porch railing. The front door is a multi-light-over-panel with some colored glass panes and features a matching transom. The projecting bay on the north side of the house has canted walls and a second entrance from the porch. The house retains original molded wood weatherboards and twenty four-over-two wood windows. A Palladian window is centered in the front gable. The earliest known resident of the house is Albert Wilkerson in 1907. Wilkerson was a contractor by trade and is believed to have constructed the house himself The Wilkerson family lived in the house through at least the 1940s.
Also see . . .
1. Burch Avenue Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which includes the William Albert Wilkerson House. (National Archives) (Submitted on September 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 31, 2023
2. William Albert Wilkerson House Marker
2. 508 South Buchanan – Albert Wilkerson House. By the 1880s [Wilkerson] had become one of the growing town’s most prolific builders. In the last decades of the old century, he built Washington Duke’s “Fairview” mansion and Ben Duke’s “The Terrace.” He built many of Trinity College’s early buildings. (Open Durham Project, Preservation Durham) (Submitted on September 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
