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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Durham County, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Durham County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Durham County, NC (91) Chatham County, NC (26) Granville County, NC (33) Orange County, NC (67) Person County, NC (27) Wake County, NC (252)  DurhamCounty(91) Durham County (91)  ChathamCounty(26) Chatham County (26)  GranvilleCounty(33) Granville County (33)  OrangeCounty(67) Orange County (67)  PersonCounty(27) Person County (27)  WakeCounty(252) Wake County (252)
Durham is the county seat for Durham County
Adjacent to Durham County, North Carolina
      Chatham County (26)  
      Granville County (33)  
      Orange County (67)  
      Person County (27)  
      Wake County (252)  
 
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1 North Carolina, Durham County, Bahama — G-65 — Mount Bethel Methodist Church
Non-denominational meeting house built ca. 1784 by Archer Harris. By 1808 Methodist. Home church to Washington Duke.Map (db m210920) HM
2 North Carolina, Durham County, Bahama — G-50 — Stephen B. Weeks
Historian, bibliographer, collector of North Carolina books and manuscripts, professor at Trinity College, 1891-93. Grave 6 mi. N.E.Map (db m218165) HM
3 North Carolina, Durham County, Bahama — G-68 — William B. Umstead
Governor, 1953-54, U.S. Senator, congressman; Democratic leader; and lawyer. Birthplace is 6½ mi., grave 5½ mi., N.E.Map (db m218166) HM
4 North Carolina, Durham County, Chapel Hill — Barbee CemeteryC. 1700's - 1800s
Contains about 120 graves on hilltop known as "Barbee Mountain", site of Barbee family plantation; engraved headstones for William Barbee, son of "Old Kit", and wife, Gaskey. William was a member of the House of Commons in 1819, and a merchant. . . . Map (db m171942) HM
5 North Carolina, Durham County, Chapel Hill — Christopher "Old Kit" BarbeeC. 1738 - 1832
Farmer, blacksmith and donor of 221 acres, first and largest land tract, to UNC in 1792. Stones mark probably site of 18th century Barbee residence, which was recycled as heartpine paneling for library of Dubose House. One of Kit's . . . Map (db m171941) HM
6 North Carolina, Durham County, Chapel Hill — Last ShotsThe Creek of New Hope — Carolinas Campaign —
(Preface):   The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to . . . Map (db m223114) HM
7 North Carolina, Durham County, Chapel Hill — The "South Garden"
The "South Garden" was created in 1933 by Mr. & Mrs. David St. Pierre Dubose. They are buried in the family cemetery below the garden.Map (db m171944) HM
8 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-138 — Algonquin Tennis Club
Est. in 1922 by African Americans. Hosted many American Tennis Assoc. tournaments. Durham Committee on Negro Affairs org. here, 1935.Map (db m210852) HM
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9 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — American Tobacco Trail
Durham was established in the 1850's when the North Carolina Railroad extended its tracks westward across the state. The new town became the destination for farmers in the area to bring their tobacco crops for sale and transport to the factories. . . . Map (db m126202) HM
10 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — Brassfield StationA Path Both Traveled — Carolinas Campaign —
(Preface): The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in . . . Map (db m14710) HM
11 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-85 — Bull City Blues
During the 1920s - 1940s, Durham was home to African American musicians whose work defined a distinctive regional style. Blues artists often played in the surrounding Hayti community and downtown tobacco warehouse district. Prominent among these . . . Map (db m219801) HM
12 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-63 — Duke Homestead
Birthplace of J. B. and B. N. Duke, tobacco and hydroelectric magnates, philanthropists (Duke University, the Duke Endowment), is 1 mi. S.W.Map (db m218176) HM
13 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-97 — Duke University
Formerly Trinity College. Name was changed in 1924 to honor Washington Duke whose son James B. Duke endowed the institution.Map (db m109252) HM
14 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — Durham's StationPrelude To Peace — Carolinas Campaign —
(Preface):The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to . . . Map (db m219797) HM
15 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — Former Site of Hillside High SchoolNorth Carolina Central University Historical Marker
Hillside High opened as a school for black students in 1921 at Pine and Umstead streets on land donated by John Sprint Hill. It moved in 1950 to a larger building, the former Whitted Junior High School, at this location. In 1996, Hillside High . . . Map (db m126192) HM
16 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-57 — James E. Shepard
Negro educational and religious leader. Founder of a college (1910), now N.C. Central University, its president to 1947. Grave 1½ miles S.E.Map (db m219796) HM
17 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-109 — John Merrick1859 - 1919
Black business leader. In 1898 he founded what is now N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Company. His grave is 85 yds. N.W.Map (db m219800) HM
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18 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-102 — John Sprunt Hill1869-1961
Banker and attorney. Leader in credit union movement. Benefactor, UNC Library. Lived here.Map (db m219795) HM
19 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — Louis E. AustinEditor-Publisher of The Carolina Times Reported damaged
The Long Black Freedom Struggle Born in Enfield, North Carolina in 1898, Louis Austin personified the black freedom struggle. Growing up in an era of white supremacy, many blacks gave up hope of overturning racial segregation in economic, . . . Map (db m232672) HM
20 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-112 — N.C. School of Science and Mathematics
Opened in 1980 as state-supported, residential high school. Campus was site of Watts Hospital (1909-1976), built by Geo. Washington Watts.Map (db m219793) HM
21 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — North CarolinaCivil War Trails
North Carolina’s Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids and the . . . Map (db m219798) HM
22 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-130 — Rose Butler Browne1897-1986
Educator & civil rights activist. Chair, Education Dept., N.C. College for Negroes, 1948-1963. Her grave is nearby.Map (db m210353) HM
23 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-123 — Royal Ice Cream Sit-In
Segregation protest at an ice cream parlor on this site, June 23, 1957, led to court case testing dual racial facilities.Map (db m219794) HM
24 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-114 — Rural Credit Union
Lowes Grove credit union, first in South, formed to serve local farmers. Est. Dec. 9, 1915, on initiative of John Sprunt HillMap (db m218167) HM
25 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — Shepard HouseNorth Carolina Central University Historical Marker
The house was built in 1925 for Dr. James E. Shepard, founder and first president of North Carolina Central University, and his family, with funds collected until his death in 1947. The State of North Carolina purchased the home in 1949, and it . . . Map (db m126191) HM
26 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — G-32 — Trading Path
Colonial trading route. dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina passed nearby.Map (db m211211) HM
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27 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — West Point Truce LineWaiting, Looting, and Shooting — Carolinas Campaign —
(Preface) The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to . . . Map (db m45346) HM
28 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Bennett Place — Bennett PlaceThe End of War — Carolinas Campaign —
(Preface, upper left) : The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. . . . Map (db m3635) HM
29 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Bennett Place — G-80 — Bennett Place
Farm home of James Bennett, where Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his army to Gen. William T. Sherman, April 26, 1865. Johnston’s surrender followed Lee’s at Appomattox by 17 days and ended the Civil War in the Carolinas, Georgia, . . . Map (db m160175) HM
30 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Bennett Place — Meeting of the Generals
On April 17, 1865, Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston met on this section of the Raleigh to Hillsboro Road at the home of James and Nancy Bennett to negotiate a peace settlement to end the war. Staff officers, . . . Map (db m125325) HM
31 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Bennett Place — North CarolinaCivil War Trails Reported permanently removed
North Carolina’s Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids and the . . . Map (db m210746) HM
32 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Bennett Place — Rotary Bandstand
Erected by the Rotary Club of Durham as its first community gift in November, 1916. Originally located in Rotary Park in downtown Durham; Relocated to Bennet Place Memorial Park in 1924. Refurbished and rededicated by the Rotary Club of Durham on . . . Map (db m125324) HM
33 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Bennett Place — The Original Chimney of the Bennett House
The original Bennett House, which burned on October 12, 1921, faced east on the old Hillsboro Road; the road ran in 1865 as now, south of the building. The structure consisted of one room downstairs and a small room over it; in the former Generals . . . Map (db m58326) HM
34 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Bennett Place — Unity
One hundred feet east of this spot in the Bennett House General Joseph E. Johnston and Major General William T. Sherman met at noon, April 17, 1865, to discuss terms of a proposed surrender. They met in this house again on April 18 and wrote and . . . Map (db m58396) HM
35 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Burch Avenue — 186 — William Albert Wilkerson House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham William Albert Wilkerson House ca. 1900 No. 186 Burch Avenue Historic DistrictMap (db m232543) HM
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36 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Central Park — John Hope FranklinJanuary 2, 1915 - March 25, 2009
John Hope Franklin (January 2, 1915 – March 25, 2009) was an American historian of the United States and former president of Phi Beta Kappa, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association and the Southern Historical . . . Map (db m232639) HM
37 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, City Center — A Black Capital for the World to See1910 - 1945
The North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, the Mutual Building and Loan Association and North Carolina College were model financial and educational institutions devoted to entrepreneurship and self-help in Durham.Map (db m210737) HM
38 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, City Center — A Legacy of Community and Institutional Connections
Since 1898, White Rock Baptist Church, St. Joseph A.M.E. Church, Stanford L. Warren Library, Lincoln Hospital, John Avery Boys and Girls Club, North Carolina College, and Durham Public Schools are all connected historically to black businesses on . . . Map (db m210739) HM
39 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, City Center — G-116 — Black Wall Street
In the early decades of the 1900's Durham acquired national reputation for entrepreneurship. Businesses owned by African Americans lined Parrish Street. Among them were N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Co. (moved to Parrish, 1906), led by John Merrick. . . . Map (db m218168) HM
40 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, City Center — Emanuel J. Evans, 1907-1997, and Sara N. Evans, 1905-1986
"Mutt" and Sara Evans were civic, business and faith leaders during Durham's fast-changing, mid-20th century decades. Elected Mayor for a record six terms, Mutt Evans served from 1951 to 1963, holding together a diverse coalition of interests . . . Map (db m218170) HM
41 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, City Center — Financial and Professional Impact in Durham
John Merrick's 1898 admonition, "Let us think more of our employment" guided the development of Parrish Street as the center city address of many ambitious bankers, doctors, lawyers and accountants whose investments in a growing African American . . . Map (db m218171) HM
42 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, City Center — 49 — Five Points Loan Companyca. 1920 — Downtown Durham Historic District —
This simplified Art Deco building was first used as a clothing store. From 1928 until 1978 it housed the Five Points Loan Company and Pawnshop.Map (db m218217) HM
43 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, City Center — 2 — North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. / Mechanics and Farmers Bank
Historic Preservation Society of Durham North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co./ Mechanics and Farmers Bank 1921 Neoclassical Revival Landmark that anchored Durham's “Black Wall Street.” Home office of N.C. . . . Map (db m232644) HM
44 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, City Center — Visionary Leadership in the New South1890 - 1915
Black leaders John Merrick, R.B. Fitzgerald, A.M. Moore, J.A. Dodson, J.R. Hawkins, W.G. Pearson, J.E. Shepard, C.C. Spaulding, S.L. Warren, and G.W. Stephens created successful business, educational, and cultural institutions in Durham despite . . . Map (db m218172) HM
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45 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, College Heights — College Heights Historic District
National Register of Historic Places January 10, 2019Map (db m232649) HM
46 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, College Heights — College Heights Historic District
National Register of Historic Places January 10, 2019Map (db m232650) HM
47 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Downtown — Dedicated to Those who Served in the World War1917-1919
Roll of the Honored Dead Andrews, Junie Blame, Carl Brafford, Albert Clark, Willard Cole, Norman Cullon, James Denny, Hoyt Ewing, Arthur Faucette, John M. Ferrell, G.G. Fuller, Roy H. Haithcock, Sidney Hamelt, George D. . . . Map (db m126187) WM
48 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Downtown — Dr. Bartlett Durham
Patriot and Founder of the City of DurhamMap (db m126183) HM
49 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Downtown — Empowering and Diverse Opportunities
Through strategic leadership and funding since 1935, Black entrepreneurs on Parrish Street are active participants in the founding of the Durham Business and Professional Chain, the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, Black newspapers . . . Map (db m218173) HM
50 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Downtown — In Memory of "The Boys Who Wore the Gray" Reported permanently removed
[Front] The Confederate States of America 22 February 1862 Deo Vindice In Memory of "The Boys who Wore the Gray" 1861 - 1865 [Left side] Dedicated May 10th 1924 [Right side] This memorial . . . Map (db m210744) WM
51 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Downtown — Malbourne A Angier1820 - 1900
Member of the General Assembly of the State Mayor of Durham Chairman of the Commissioners of the County Justice of the Peace for Fifty Years His life was given to the service of his neighbors to whom he was ever a symbol of . . . Map (db m210741) HM
52 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Downtown — G-98 — N. C. Society of Engineers
Organized in 1918 in the Malbourne Hotel, which stood here. J.N. Ambler elected first president.Map (db m218174) HM
53 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Downtown — Roll of Honor1941-1945
In honor of those who answered their country's call in World War II the Durham Exchange Club dedicates this memorial [Names listed] "This prayer we make in penitence that all who pass by here may sense the costliness . . . Map (db m126186) WM
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54 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Downtown — 12 — St. Philip's Episcopal Church1907 — Historic Preservation Society of Durham —
Church building designed in the Rural English Gothic style by the noted Boston architect Ralph Adams Cram. It stands on the site of the original frame church built in 1880. Downtown Durham Historic DistrictMap (db m126188) HM
55 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Downtown — Tobacco and E.J. Parrish
Named for tobacco tycoon E.J. Parrish and his father. Parrish Street was the site of his expansive 1879 warehouse. Early tobacco entrepreneurs E.J. Parrish, James B. Duke, Julian Carr, John Green, and W.T. Blackwell transformed Durham's . . . Map (db m210748) HM
56 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Downtown — Veterans Memorial
In honor of those 39 brave heroes from Durham County who died while serving the United States of America and mankind by defending freedom for all mankind in Vietnam. Vietnam 1958-1975 In honor of those . . . Map (db m210740) WM
57 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Duke Forest — Robert Franklin Durden1925-2016
Born in Georgia, Robert Franklin Durden became a distinguished historian, educator, and writer, specializing in the Civil War and Reconstruction. His undergraduate years at Emory University were interrupted by service in the Navy during World . . . Map (db m232512) HM
58 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Duke Homestead — Duke HomesteadProsperity from War
When North Carolina became the last state to secede from the Union in May 1861, Washington Duke’s small farm and homestead here consisted of more than 300 acres. He grew typical crops such as corn, wheat, oats, and sweet potatoes, and had raised . . . Map (db m37834) HM
59 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Duke Homestead — North CarolinaCivil War Trails
North Carolina’s Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids and the . . . Map (db m37830) HM
60 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Forest Hills — Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans(February 21, 1920 – January 25, 2012)
Mother, activist, politician, and philanthropist, Mary was the granddaughter of Benjamin N. Duke and the great-granddaughter of Washington Duke. In 1951, Mary Semans was the first woman elected to the Durham City Council, and she served as . . . Map (db m232514) HM
61 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Hayti District — 1 — Lincoln Hospital
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Lincoln Hospital 1901-1976 Founded on Procter St. by Dr. Aaron Moore, John Merrick & Dr. Stanford L. Warren, with a gift from Washington Duke. The community matched gifts from J.B. & . . . Map (db m232648) HM
62 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Hope Valley — John Byron Nelson(1912-2006)
While many golfers recognize the Big Three as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player, in the world of professional golf that title originally belonged to Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, and Byron Nelson. These three giants dominated the 1940's, . . . Map (db m232675) HM
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63 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Interstate 85 Corridor — Durham County Prison Camp1925
This building housed the prisoners used for road crews when both prisons and roads were county responsibilities. Windows were covered with iron bars, the stubs of which are visible in the 20 thick brick walls. In 1938 the prisoners were . . . Map (db m232496) HM
64 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Morehead Hill — 215 — J.T. & Mamie Christian House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham J.T. & Mamie Christian House 1921 Member of an old and prominent Durham family, J.T. Christian operated a printing company in downtown Durham. The Christian family owned this . . . Map (db m232539) HM
65 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, North Carolina Central University — Beulah C. Bowens Fuller
In Loving Memory of Beulah C. Bowens Fuller 1918-1997 Wilson, North Carolina Class of 1940 North Carolina College for Negroes at Durham A graduate of Darden High School in Wilson, North Carolina and the first in her family to . . . Map (db m126198) HM
66 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, North Carolina Central University — Centennial ChapelNorth Carolina Central University Historical Marker
Holy Cross Church, established in Durham in 1939 by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, was among North Carolina's earliest African-American Catholic congregations. A rectory was built in 1942 with one room serving as the chapel, and this . . . Map (db m218218) HM
67 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, North Carolina Central University — 9 — Clyde R. Hoey Building1929 — Historic Preservation Society of Durham —
Administration and classroom centerpiece for New Georgian Style campus of North Carolina College for Negroes. Designed by the local architectural firm, Atwood & Nash. North Carolina Central University Historic DistrictMap (db m126200) HM
68 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, North Carolina Central University — James Edward Shepard1875-1947
Founder & President North Carolina College at Durham 1910-1947Map (db m218219) HM
69 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, North Carolina Central University — G-53 — North Carolina Central University
Founded 1910 by James E. Shepard for Negroes. State liberal arts college, 1925-1969. Now a regional university.Map (db m39613) HM
70 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — 234 — Brame-Preslar House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Brame-Preslar House 1926 No. 234 Trinity Historic DistrictMap (db m232621) HM
71 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — 50 — Brooks-McCutcheon House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Brooks-McCutcheon House 1922 No. 50 Trinity Historic DistrictMap (db m232583) HM
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72 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — Crowell House
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Crowell House 1891Map (db m232582) HM
73 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — 28 — Emanuel J. Evans House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Emanuel J. Evans House 1937 No. 28 Trinity Historic DistrictMap (db m232601) HM
74 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — 132 — Gordon & Gladys Ward House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Gordon & Gladys Ward House 1918 No. 132 Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. House Trinity Historic DistrictMap (db m232626) HM
75 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — 39 — Joseph Breedlove House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Joseph Breedlove House ca. 1915 No. 39 Trinity Historic DistrictMap (db m232579) HM
76 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — Leah Boddie House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Leah Boddie House 1923 No. 91 Trinity Historic DistrictMap (db m232585) HM
77 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — 30 — LeGrand-Bozarth House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham LeGrand- Bozarth House 1910 No. 30 Trinity Historic DistrictMap (db m232564) HM
78 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — 214 — Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Love, Sr. House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Love, Sr. House 1926 No. 214 Trinity Historic DistrictMap (db m232593) HM
79 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — 135 — Register-Honeycutt House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Register-Honeycutt House 1928 No. 135 Trinity Historic DistrictMap (db m232619) HM
80 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — 112 — The King's Daughters Home
Historic Preservation Society of Durham The King's Daughters Home 1925 Designed by Milburn, Heister & Co. for the Sheltering Home Circle of the King's Daughters, this home for older women replaced an earlier frame . . . Map (db m232561) HM
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81 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — 43 — W.W. Card House
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W.W. Card House 1910 No. 43 Trinity Historic DistrictMap (db m232572) HM
82 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — 36 — Warren-Redmond House
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Warren- Redmond House 1920 No. 36 Trinity Historic DistrictMap (db m232578) HM
83 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Trinity Park — William Kenneth Boyd & Trinity Park Neighborhood
William Kenneth Boyd (1879-1938) came to Durham in 1895 to enter Trinity College (now Duke University), where he received his A.B. and M.A. degrees. After earning his Ph.D. at Columbia University, he returned to Durham in 1906 as a professor of . . . Map (db m232581) HM
84 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Warehouse District — Bullington Warehouse
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m232637) HM
85 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Watts Hospital-Hillandale — Dorothy Kitchen: Durham Musician and Educator Extraordinaire
Born August 27, 1937, in Dayton, Ohio, Dorothy Kitchen moved to Durham in 1962 and lived five blocks away from this marker with her husband, Joe, and children, Nick and Julie. With an extensive background in violin and chamber studies, Kitchen . . . Map (db m232509) HM
86 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Watts Hospital-Hillandale — Watts Hospital II
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Watts Hospital II North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics 1909 Built by George W. Watts, Bertrand S. Taylor of Boston, architect. First modern hospital in N.C. . . . Map (db m232505) HM
87 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, West End — Family
[First panel] Inspiring Family Grandfather Robert G. Fitzgerald came south after the Civil War as a teacher and an activist for democracy. He was immensely proud of his service in the Union Army and Navy and often chose to be . . . Map (db m232526) HM
88 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, West End — Home
[First Panel] Pauli Murray Family Home, 1933 Aunt Pauline Fitzgerald Dame sitting on the porch of the family home (built circa 1898), 906 Carroll Street in Durham in 1933. Courtesy of Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard . . . Map (db m232528) HM
89 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, West End — Impact
[First panel] Pauli Murray: The Crusader The deep conviction that sustained Pauli Murray's activism comes alive in her poetry, which served as an outlet for her anguish, frustrations, hopes and joys. She shared her dream of freedom . . . Map (db m232518) HM
90 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, West End — Pauli
[First panel] Pauli Murray, 1910-1985, believed in justice, reconciliation, and freedom. She championed the cause of human rights through her work as an author, educator, lawyer, feminist, poet and priest.
“It has taken me . . . Map (db m232515) HM
91 North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, West End — G-48 — Pauli Murray1910-1985
First African American female Episcopal priest; lawyer, activist, poet, & human rights champion. Wrote Proud Shoes, 1956. Childhood home ¼ mi. S.Map (db m232536) HM
 
 
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