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LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS and LANDMARKS

The Durham Historic Preservation Commission determines individual properties to be named Local Historic Landmarks and Local Historic Districts. Contact the Commission by phone at (919)-560-4137 x 236, Fax (919)-560-4641 or email. Landmarks are named by city ordinance. Owners of Historic Landmark properties may apply for up to a 50% property tax deferral each year, as long as the historic features of the property are maintained. The Historic Preservation Commission must approve proposed changes to Landmark properties in order for the owner to keep the tax deferral. Historic District is a type of zoning which controls the exterior appearance of historic properties within the designated zone. Property owners within a Historic District must get approval from the Historic Preservation Commission before altering the publicly visible parts of their property, such as adding a porch or wing, changing windows, installing a fence, or putting up a garage. The Commission does not control exterior paint colors or most changes to the interior of a building.
MAP OF DURHAM HISTORIC DISTRICTS DURHAM NATIONAL REGISTER SITES DURHAM COUNTY HISTORIC INVENTORY (PDF) LEARN ABOUT HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS
Local Historic Districts
Cleveland Street Historic District Downtown Durham Historic District Fayetteville Street Historic District Holloway Street Historic District Morehead Hill Historic District Trinity Heights Historic District Watts Hospital-Hillandale Historic District	Buchanan Street, Trinity Park

Downtown Historic District
The Carolina Theatre restoration inspired renewed interest in downtown Durham.			The Trust Building (L) was the tallest building in Durham when it was built. Since 1937, the Hill Building next door has towered over it.
These commercial buildings on Church Street were built before 1920. The classical pediment of the Citizens National Bank Building, built just before World War I.		The rounded corner of the Trust Building is unique in downtown.
The Old Durham County Courthouse was built in 1916.

	The 1933 Snow Building, once the home of the Historic Preservation Society, features Art Deco stonework and iron window grilles.
Details of the 1934 Post Office Building.		The early 1930s Kress Building is embellished with elaborate tile work.
Photos of Downtown by Janet W. Hessling Find more information about the Downtown Historic District and the interesting architecture found throughout Durham in the DURHAM ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORIC INVENTORY, published by Preservation Durham in 1982.

Local Historic Landmarks
2006 Liggett & Myers Complex 2005 Oren Belvin House 2004 Margaret & Dr. William Lynch House 2003 James S. Manning House 2001 Hackney House former Public Library Building, 311 East Main Street West Village Complex Wright House Baldwin Building, 107 W. Main Street 2000 Golden Belt Manufacturing Co. Complex, Morning Glory Avenue former City Garage & Fire Tower, 501 Washington Street American Tobacco Company, Blackwell Street		The Lynch House dates to the 1880s. West Village, formerly tobacco warehouses
The Old Hill Building	1999 Crowell House Mason-Jones House Brodie L. Duke Warehouse, Corporation Street Teermark (Trust) Building, 212 W. Main Street 1998 Pearcy Reade House Cobb-Toms House 1996 Branson-Umstead House former Durham Herald-Sun Buildings, 115 Market Street Wilson-Reinhardt Building C. C. Thomas House Old Hill Building, 309 W. Main
1995 Bassett Brown House Dillard House former Fidelity Bank, 626 Ninth Street Leary-Coletta House Gamble House 1994 Commercial Bldg, 111 W Main Kronheimer Building Ephphatha Church Mangum-Wilson Building Whitted House Hill Building, 111 Corcoran Street		The Hill Building's Deco Entrance
The Kress Building		1993 Commercial Building (Gurley's Pharmacy), 213-217 W. Main Street Clements Building, 104 W. Parrish Street Creighton Hall (Blooming Garden Inn) Kress Building, 101 W. Main Street Snow Building, 331 W. Main Street C. R. Harris House prior to 1992 Amed Tilley Farm Massey's Chapel

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