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Forest Hills Historic District

  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by Kent St, Bivins St, Wells St, American Tobacco Trail, Forestwood Dr and Beverly Dr
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Forest Hills Historic District
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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
George Watts Carr Architect
1923/00/00

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Particulars for Forest Hills Historic District:
Architectural Style American Colonial Revival
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use Clubhouse
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Architectural Style Craftsman Bungalow
Criteria Exemplar
Landscape Architecture Garden
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Historic Use Outdoor recreation
Historic Use Park
Historic Use Road-related
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 28th December 2005

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Forest Hills Historic District
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by Kent St., Bivins St., Wells St., American Tobacco Trail, Forestwood Dr. and Beverly Dr.
Registry Number: 05001476
Resource Type: District
Theme Group: Durham MRA
Owner: Private
Architect: Carr, George Watts; et.al.
Architectural Style: Bungalow-craftsman, Colonial revival
Area in Acres: 245
Contributing Buildings: 312
Non-Contributing Buildings: 103
Contributing Sites: 3
Contributing Structures: 4
Non-Contributing Structures: 6
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Community Planning and Development, Architecture, Landscape architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1923
Historic Function: Domestic, Landscape, Recreation and Culture, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Park, Secondary structure, Garden, Single dwelling, Road-related, Clubhouse, Outdoor recreation
Current Function: Transportation, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation and Culture, Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling Business Outdoor recreation Park Road-related Secondary structure Garden

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