Trinity Park in Durham in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Love, Sr. House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 31, 2023

1. Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Love, Sr. House Marker

Inscription.
Historic Preservation
Society of Durham

Mr. & Mrs. J. R.
Love, Sr. House

1926

No. 214

Trinity Historic District

Erected by Historic Preservation Society of Durham. (Marker Number 214.)

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 (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 36° 0.45′ N, 78° 54.629′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is in Trinity Park. It is on Dacian Avenue east of Watts Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1025 Dacian Ave, Durham NC 27701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the

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Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Emanuel J. Evans House (within shouting distance of this marker); Leah Boddie House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Register-Honeycutt House (about 400 feet away); Brame-Preslar House (about 500 feet away); Brooks-McCutcheon House (about 500 feet away); Gordon & Gladys Ward House (about 500 feet away); Crowell House (about 600 feet away); William Kenneth Boyd & Trinity Park Neighborhood (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.

Regarding Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Love, Sr. House. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Trinity Historic District:

House. 1025 Dacian Ave. Two-and-one-half-story frame Colonial Revival style house built circa 1930. Recalls Federal style houses of New Bern, N.C., in its proportions, three tall gabled attic dormers, and side hall plan. Full-facade porch with finely molded cornice and entablature rests on
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 31, 2023

2. Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Love, Sr. House Marker
Tuscan columns.

John Ruble Love, Sr., a construction superintendent; his wife, Janet; and their sons James and John, Jr. were the first occupants of the house. It remained in the Love family until 1993.

Also see . . . Trinity Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which was listed in 1984. (National Archives) (Submitted on September 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

1025 Dacian Avenue image. Click for full size.

Durham County Tax Administration (Public Domain)

3. 1025 Dacian Avenue

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.