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Greystone
Photo: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Greystone

Also known as James E. Stagg House

On the National Register since 198244 years
Chateauesque RevivalListed 1982Durham
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Greystone

Greystone, at 618 Morhead Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 1, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 3.1 acres.

What it isHistoric house in North Carolina, United States. 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 · 39 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

618 Morhead Ave., Durham · about 0.9 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1GreystoneStart here
  2. 2Morehead Hill Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Morehead Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)Bungalow/Craftsman · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4West End Cemeteries Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Emmanuel AME ChurchGothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BJohn Sprunt Hill HouseSpanish Colonial Revival0.3 mi★Bull Durham Tobacco FactoryItalianate0.3 miDAmerican Tobacco Company Manufacturing PlantItalianate0.3 miBDuke Memorial United Methodist ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBVenable Tobacco Company WarehouseBuilding0.5 miBVenable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving RoomSlow Burn Industrial Construction0.5 mi★North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company BuildingBuilding0.5 miDDowntown Durham Historic DistrictNeo-Classical Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Greystone

Is Greystone on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 1, 1982 (Register number 82003449).

Is Greystone 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, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Greystone?

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 Greystone?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 39 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 47720032 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.