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Preservation Durham
www.preservationdurham.org
Preservation Durham's mission is to protect Durham’s
historic assets through Action, Advocacy, and Education.
A 501(c)3 corporation founded in 1974 as the Historic Preservation
Society of Durham, Preservation Durham has achieved a regional reputation
as one of North Carolina's outstanding historic preservation non-profits.
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In Memorium
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The board and staff of Preservation Durham join countless others in Durham and across the nation in mourning the passing of one of the city’s most outstanding citizens, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, on January 25 at age 91.
Ms. Semans was a friend and supporter of, wise adviser to, and champion for preservation, arts, culture, Durham, Duke University, social justice – and for so much more. The Herald-Sun, in an editorial praising her legacy, noted her gift for “gently lifting people with a kind word of support that is a rare currency and the mark of a generous heart.”
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That generous heart touched thousands of us, and it will be profoundly missed. But her impact on this community – and so many more – will be remembered and sustained far into the future. And those of us fortunate enough to be touched by her grace and inspiration, while saddened by her death, will be forever grateful for her life.
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Historic Happy Hour February 16
Join us February 16 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Kotuku Surf Club, 703 Rigsbee Avenue. Bring your Valentine to enjoy a beverage and chat with friends and other architecture lovers in this new night spot which features a historic bar from the 1920s. Admission is free!
Historic Happy Hour provides a networking forum for folks interested in learning about preservation related issues in Durham. Join us after work to unwind and meet local professionals who are knowledgeable about various preservation topics. Gatherings are scheduled on selected evenings from October through June.
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For more information, call the Preservation Durham office at (919)-682-3036 or email Preservation Durham.
JOIN PRESERVATION DURHAM MORE ABOUT HISTORIC HAPPY HOUR
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Lunch and Learn March 21
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Lunch and Learn meets at Pop's Restaurant at 605 West Main Street in West Village. Doors open at 11:30am and the programs begin at 12:00.
March 21, 2012: April Johnson will talk about her research into African American historic sites in Durham. Vegetarian selections are always available at Lunch and Learn.
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Lunch and Learn tickets are $20 for Preservation Durham members; $18 for Preservation Durham senior members, and $25 for the public. Make your reservation with your credit card here or by calling the Preservation Durham office at (919)-682-3036 or emailing Preservation Durham. Send a check to PO Box 25411, Durham NC 27702. Events regularly sell out, so reserve your place early!
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JOIN PRESERVATION DURHAM MORE ABOUT LUNCH AND LEARN ORDER TICKETS
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Join Preservation Durham and Become a Time Traveler
Make a Tax Deductable Contribution
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Become part of one of the most active and respected preservation organizations in the country! Joining Preservation Durham is fast, easy, and secure with PayPal. Become a Preserver with automatic monthly membership payments or sign up for a full year's membership in a single payment. If you prefer, you can print and send in our Membership application with a check or call the Preservation Durham office at (919)-682-3036 and pay directly with your credit card. Preservation Durham is happy to be able to include membership in the Time Travelers Reciprocal Program, a national program that allows participants to receive benefits at nearly 300 historic sites, museums, and other institutions across the country!
All members receive our newsletter full of preservation news and get discounts on tickets for events including Lunch and Learn, the Preservation Awards Luncheon, and our signature event, the Old Durham Tour. For more information, please call (919)-682-3036. Contributions made to Preservation Durham, a 501(c)3 corporation, are tax deductible as allowed by law.
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MORE ABOUT MEMBERSHIP MAIL IN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
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Resolved for 2012:
Get a Plaque to Mark your Historic House or Business
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Preservation Durham's handsome, custom designed bronze markers identify properties that contribute to the historic fabric of Durham. Residential, commercial, and institutional properties are eligible for Preservation Durham Historic Plaques. Residential Plaques bear the historic name of the house and its date of construction. Commercial plaques also include some information about the history of the building.
Properties must have complete documentation of their history to qualify for a plaque. The application form and requirements are posted on this website, or for more information call the Preservation Durham office at (919)-682-3036 or email Preservation Durham.
MORE ABOUT PRESERVATION DURHAM PLAQUES
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THE ELI EVANS HOUSE (1937)
IN TRINITY PARK BEARS PLAQUE #28.
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Virtual Tours of Durham Continue All Winter Online
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Explore Durham from the comfort of your living room with our virtual online tours while our walking tours take a winter break. Durham's Tobacco Heritage Trail features historic maps of the area and multimedia features including transcripts of oral histories of tobacco workers, images of the tobacco factories, and recordings of blues songs enjoyed not only by tobacco workers in Durham but also by blues fans around the world. Reconstructing Hayti overlays a series of scanned early 20th century maps from the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company, allowing visitors to see the change in landscape in this historic African American neighborhood over a hundred years.
MORE ABOUT PRESERVATION DURHAM WALKING TOURS
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BECOME A TOUR GUIDE FOR OUR 2012 SEASON! Preservation Durham needs volunteers to lead our walking tours of downtown Durham. Opportunities exist to lead Tobacco Heritage, Civil Rights Legacy, and Architecture & Landscape walking tours. Contact Tour Leader Robin Simonton by email or call Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036.
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Buy a New Old House Through Preservation Durham
Buy a home through Preservation Durham's Endangered Properties Program. Preservation Durham uses the Endangered Properties Program to attach protective covenants to older homes throughout Durham to ensure that they are maintained and preserved. Check the listings on the EPF pages of our website. Some homes are fixer-uppers, others are move-in ready! Property owners can earn local and state preservation tax credits for renovating historic buildings in Durham.
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Save Hollow Rock Store
Hollow Rock Store in 1972
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For more than 40 years, the Hollow Rock Store stood on Erwin Road at New Hope Creek. When a new, larger building took its place in the early 1970s, Jan Gregg moved it to her home nearby and used it as her pottery studio and later as a storage shed. Now the store is ready to move again. The store is a classic, old-time country store, once the focal point for its rural community: one room, 16 by 20 feet with an 8-foot, six-inch ceiling and an overhang out front where cars could pull in for gas or local loafers could hang out. Inside, the walls still support the original shelves and the old counter still stands, just to the left as you go inside, where it once held bread, Beanie Weenies and penny candy.
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Neighbors see a future for the store building in the New Hope Preserve, a nature park proposed near the store's original location. It might also become a small museum of the Hollow Rock area, long known for pre-European Indian settlements and a major crossroads point in early-American times, said Wendy Jacobs, chairwoman of a planning committee for the New Hope Preserve - an endeavor shared by Durham, Chapel Hill, Durham and Orange counties as well as individual citizens.
In 2011 the Durham Rotary Club adopted the Hollow Rock Store as a funding project. Read more in their newsletter: here.
You can contribute to the restoration and move of the Hollow Rock Store by sending a donation in care of Preservation Durham, PO Box 25411, Durham NC 27702.
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Save Rougemont Depot
Rougemont Depot in its heyday.
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The Save Rougemont Depot Committee has partnered with Preservation Durham to raise funds to move and restore this historic building. Rougemont was one of many stops along the Lynchburg and Durham Railroad, which later became the Norfolk & Western Railroad. The current depot in this northern Durham County town was built in 1938 after fire destroyed the original building. The replacement building is very similar to the original in style and construction, except for some minor changes in placement of doors and windows.
After years of neglect, the historic depot is in need of extensive restoration to continue to serve the community. |
| The Save Rougemont Depot Committee hopes that the front and office portions can be used as a town hall (if Rougemont becomes incorporated) and the freight station portion will be converted into a town and train museum.
Watch the depot move of November 20, 2010 here: Depot Move. Click the links below to learn more about the project and to contribute to the restoration.
The campaign to Save the Rougemont Depot was the topic at the November 2008 Lunch & Learn.
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