Trinity Historic District

Roughly bounded by Green, Duke, Morgan and W. Main Sts. and Markham Ave., and Clarendon St., Durham, North Carolina. County/parish: Durham.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 26, 1986. NRIS 86000672.

Part of Durham MRA (NRIS 64000452).

383 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Bassett House
  • Cranford--Wannamaker
  • See Also:Faculty Cottages

From Wikipedia:

Trinity Historic District

Trinity Historic District, also called Trinity Park, is a national historic district and residential area located near the East Campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The district encompasses 751 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Durham. They were built between the 1890s and 1960 and include notable examples of Queen Anne and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed "Faculty Row" cottages: the Bassett House, Cranford-Wannamaker House, Crowell House, and Pegram House. Other notable buildings include the George W. Watts School (1917); Julian S. Carr Junior High School (1922); Durham School of the Arts, originally built as Durham High School (1923); Durham Alliance Church (1927); Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church (1925); Watts Street Baptist Church (1925); Great A & P Tea Company (1927–1929); Grace Lutheran Church (c. 1950); and the former Greek Orthodox Community Church (c. 1950).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, with a boundary increase in 2004 and 2008.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717759