[Durham INC] Durham's Holloway St. Historic District Receives Boundary Increase

[Blalock, Amy]

City of Durham

County of Durham

 

Joint News Release

 

For Immediate Release: June 8, 2009

For Details, Contact:

 

Beverly B. Thompson

Public Affairs Director, City of Durham

(919) 560-4123, ext. 229

 

Deborah Craig-Ray

Assistant County Manager, Durham County

(919) 560-0002

 

 

Durham's Holloway Street Historic District Receives Boundary Increase

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Renowned for its Queen Anne's, bungalows, craftsman, and
colonial revival homes, the boundaries of Durham's Holloway Street
Historic District have been officially increased by the National Park
Service.

 

The expansion, which encompasses 15 city blocks, now includes North
Queen Street, Oakwood Avenue, Gurley Street, North Elizabeth Street,
Carlton Avenue, Ottawa Avenue, Elliott Street, Primitive Street, and
Mallard Avenue.

 

According to Steve Medlin, director of the Durham City-County Planning
Department, National Register designation is a public recognition of the
historic and architectural importance of the area.

 

"This boundary increase expands what is now known as the
Cleveland-Holloway neighborhood," Medlin said.  "This expansion area
developed as a response to Durham's burgeoning population at the turn of
the century to house the city's growing middle class and exhibits a
largely intact early 20th Century neighborhood with significant
architectural resources. By gaining this national recognition, it
enhances our property owners' ability to secure historic tax credits for
property renovations."

 

According to Medlin, the United States Department of Interior granted
the expanded boundary due to the remaining density of housing
historically associated with the 1900-1945 period of development for the
Cleveland-Holloway neighborhood.  

 

The next step for this historic neighborhood could be to grant a local
historic district designation to the area, which will place a regulatory
restriction on these properties that any exterior change must be
reviewed and accepted by the Historic Preservation Commission prior to
being issued a building permit to ensure any proposed changes are in
keeping with the historic character of the area.  

 

"We are going to the Joint City-County Planning Committee in August with
a recommendation to support the local historic district designation, if
and when the neighborhood organization applies for it in accordance with
our UDO requirements," Medlin said.

 

For more information about the historic designation, contact Keith Luck,
assistant director for the Durham City-County Planning Department, at
(919) 560-4137, extension 244 or via e-mail at keith.luck at durhamnc.gov. 

 

About the Durham City-County Planning Department

The Durham City-County Planning Department is involved in many aspects
of community growth, including reviewing development plans and
protecting Durham's natural and cultural resources.  Planners meet
regularly with citizen groups to discuss specific issues and to talk
generally about Durham's future.  The department is charged with
implementing Durham's Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development
Ordinance to direct future growth.  To learn more about this department,
visit www.durhamnc.gov/departments/planning.

 

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