JOSEPH & MINNIE HAMLIN ROBERTS HOUSE (1915), 311 E. Trinity Avenue This Craftsman style house was divided into four apartments when the current owners bought it in 2006. Original features were salvaged, including clapboard siding, decorative windows, beadboard, bungalow-style porch posts, and dentil molding around the eaves. Inside, original mantles and tilework were repaired and the main stairwell newel and balluster were rebuilt.

A. CARL LEE HOUSE (1923), 1535 Hermitage Court This award recognises a combination of renovation and addition. The screened porch floor and columns were completely rebuilt. An upstairs interior hall closet was reconfigured to create a functional office area and a closet was consumed into the expanded master bathroom. The addition of space to the kitchen and master suite blend perfectly with the historic structure.

JAMES J. LAWSON HOUSE (c. 1903), 802 Burch Avenue This house needed major structural work from the foundation to the roof. Mantles that were stolen had to be replaced. Damage from Hurricane Fran had to be repaired. 21st century additions included increased insulation, a dual zone, high SEER central HVAC system, and a tankless hot water heater. The owner also minimized waste through general preservation- reusing salvaged materials like flooring, siding, windows, mantels.

*KING'S DAUGHTERS INN (1925), 204 N. Buchanan Street This Trinity Park landmark, designed by Milburn & Hester as a residence for elderly women, has been turned into an elegant small hotel. Many layers of remodelling had to be removed, but the most dramatic change was the restoration of the front hall, where a decades-old fire wall was removed and the broad staircase opened up. The 17 guest rooms have alll modern amenities with a historic ambience and the public rooms have even been furnished with original pieces.

*W. P. BUDD HOUSE (1924), 903 S. Duke Street Tudor Revival houses are rare in Durham, but this is an excellent surviving example of the style. Recent renovation of the house and garden have updated the house for modern life while retaining original features including wood paneling, hand-carved newel posts, beamed ceilings, built-in bookcases, and a nook with built in benches and stained glass window. The original 1920s icebox also remains in the back hall, too heavy to move!

THE GREAT A & P GROCERY (1927), 209-213 N. Gregson Street Notable for its distinctive curved facade that fits into the sweep of the street, this building had become a hodge-podge of renovation. Plywood and plexiglass had replaced plate glass, paneling and drop ceilings hid the plaster walls and decorative tin ceilings. A fire had seriously damaged the roof and there was climate control. Now it is state of the art office space for the design firm that saw its potential, with photo-voltaic panels on the roof, a grey water cistern, and other green amenities that earned the little commercial space the US Green Building Council’s highest rating of LEED Platinum. .