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102 S. Driver Street |
TIFFANY ELDER, OWNER, AND PARADIGM PROPERTIES Renovation of 102 S. Driver Street (c. 1913). This house had fallen on hard times as East Durham went through cycles of tobacco industry boom and bust. New owner Tiffany Elder went to great lengths to restore the home, redoing bad old repairs, upgrading systems, and adding an addition on the rear, all while using green building practices, recyling materials, and restoring original features like chair rails and fireplaces.
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402 Oakwood Avenue
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CHARLES D. DAVIES AND JOHN W. SEAL, III, OWNERS, B. WALLACE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, BRITNEY WALLACE, DESIGNER AND BUILDER Construction of a Craftsman style new house on a vacant lot in the Cleveland-Holloway Historic District. Replacing a demolished Victorian house, this new construction fits well into this old neighborhood with its high quality design/build plan, meeting the requirements of a preservation easement agreement with Preservation Durham. Historic features of the lot, including the stone retaining wall and mature hardwood trees, combine with the new house to add new vitality to the neighborhood.
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Robert G. Vickers Grocery
Before Renovation
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STEPHANIE GRANT & ARA WILSON, OWNERS, BRAM LUKNIGHT, CONTRACTOR & NEIGHBOR, BURCH AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION Renovation of the Robert G. Vickers Grocery (c. 1930), 605 Gattis Street. This small building was saved with bulldozers on the doorstep and renovated in a true collaboration of homeowners and neighbors to preserve part of the history of the neighborhood. Still not usable as occupied space, it is no longer an unsighly ruin but a beautiful contribution to the streetscape.
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Conklin-Wheeler House |
MAUREEN KURTZ, OWNER, JASN TREMONG, CEDAR CREEK BUILDING CO., CONTRACTOR, JOHN DUNCAN, TRIANGLE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CO., PROJECT MANAGER
Renovation of the Conklin-Wheeler House (c. 1907), 605 Carlton Avenue. This house was also saved at the eleveth hour when Maureen Kurtz managed contact the owner and put a stop demolition of the interior with her offer to buy the house "as is." As it was was in very poor condition, with most of the interior details lost. However, the exterior wooden German siding, Queen Anne details, and original gable vents were saved and now the house has returned to life as part of the Cleveland-Holloway Historic District. |
Morning Glory Avenue |
JOHN MARTIN, OWNER; RIVERBANK
CONSTRUCTION, CONTRACTOR
Renovation of a c. 1920 House. This one-and-a-half story side-gabled bungalow was little more than a burned out shell when new owner John Martin used state historic tax credits to rebuild from the inside out. Updated from the modest worker housing it once was, the house now has Craftsman details and a custom kitchen with marble countertops, all new systems, new light fixtures, and new finishes throughout. For recognizing this diamond in the rough, and for returning life to this once-vibrant mill village, we award John Martin and his contractor, Riverbank Construction, a Neighborhood Conservation Award.
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