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Downtown Durham Historic District

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architecture. Notable buildings include the St. Philip's Episcopal Church (1907), Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (1880-1881), First Baptist Church (1926-1927), Durham County Courthouse (1916), Durham Auditorium (Carolina Theatre, 1920s), Tempest Building (1894, 1905), National Guard Armory
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On August 14, 2017 a 15-foot-high statue of an armed Confederate patriot was torn down in front of the 1916 Durham County Courthouse by demonstrators. The destruction of the statue followed the
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of Durham. The buildings primarily date from the first four decades of the 20th century and include notable examples of
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property in Durham County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places
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Roughly bounded by Peabody, Morgan, Seminary, Cleveland, Parrish, and Queen Sts.,
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in Charlottesville, Virginia where one counter-demonstrator was killed.
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National Register of Historic Places in Durham County, North Carolina
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Carolina Theatre, Downtown Durham Historic District, September 2019
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Downtown Durham Historic District is located in North Carolina
Downtown Durham Historic District is located in the United States
Durham, North Carolina
35°59′42″N 78°54′01″W / 35.99500°N 78.90028°W / 35.99500; -78.90028
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historic district
Durham
Durham County, North Carolina
central business district
Colonial Revival
Italianate
Art Deco
National Register of Historic Places
2017 Unite the Right rally


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Downtown Durham Historic District"
"Downtown Durham Historic District Additional Documentation"
"Protesters in North Carolina topple Confederate statue following Charlottesville violence"
The Washington Post
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