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Crowell House
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National Register of Historic Places

Crowell House

On the National Register since 197947 years
Shingle StyleListed 1979Durham
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About Crowell House

Crowell House, at 504 Watts St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 29, 1979. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Shingle Style, as it does for 16 other North Carolina listings. It was listed as part of Faculty Avenue Houses TR. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the NRHP in North Carolina. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 8 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

504 Watts St., Durham · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Crowell HouseStart here
  2. 2Cranford-Wannamaker HouseShingle Style · next door
  3. 3Bassett HouseVictorian · next door
  4. 4Pegram HouseBuilding · next door
  5. 5Trinity Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Commercial · 0.2 mi on
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DTrinity Historic DistrictVernacular0.1 miBCity Garage Yard and Fire Drill TowerRomanesque Revival · Built 19280.3 miBWatts and Yuille WarehousesBuilding0.4 miBClark and Sorrell GarageCommercial Style · Built 19410.4 miBSmith WarehouseBuilding0.4 miDBright Leaf Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBWilliam Thomas O'Brien HouseVictorian0.4 miBBullington WarehouseRomanesque0.4 miDBurch Avenue Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miBPowe HouseNeoclassical Revival0.5 miDFoster and West Geer Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miDPearl Mill Village Historic DistrictBungalow0.5 miBScott and Roberts Dry Cleaning Plant, Office, and StoreModerne0.5 mi
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Shingle Style style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Shingle Style.

Cranford-Wannamaker House0 mi away
Cleveland Street District1 mi away
Chapel Hill Historic District10.2 mi away

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Questions about Crowell House

Is Crowell House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 29, 1979 (Register number 79003332).

Is Crowell House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Bull Durham Tobacco Factory, 0.9 miles away.

Can you visit Crowell House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Crowell House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 8 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47717729 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.