The proposed Burch Avenue National Register Historic District is comprised of over 180 resources centered on Burch Avenue in Durham, North Carolina. The neighborhood was developed during Durham's boom era in the early 20th century and lies west of downtown and between Duke's East and West campuses. The majority of homes in the area were constructed from 1900-1960 and their styles illustrate the gradual evolution of the neighborhood during this period. The neighborhood experienced a decline in owner-occupancy and its historic structures began to fall into disrepair after the construction of the Durham Freeway cut the neighborhood off from the rest of West Durham in the 1960s.The Burch Avenue Historic District was listed to the North Carolina Study List in 2006 at the request of the residents. Preparation of the National Register nomination was funded by a combination of private funds and a grant from the Marion Stedman Covington Foundation. An architectural survey update of the neighborhood has been completed and the nomination has been approved by the staff of the State Historic Preservation Office. The district was approved by the National Register Advisory Committee in June 2010 and listed to the National Register of Historic Places in September 2010 by the National Park Service. For a downloadable version of the nomination go to: http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/DH2669.pdf
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