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Hillside Park High School
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National Register of Historic Places

Hillside Park High School

Also known as Hillside High School; James A. Whitted Elememtary School; James A Whitted Junior High School

On the National Register since 201313 years
Listed 2013Durham
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About Hillside Park High School

Hillside Park High School, at 200 E. Ulmstead St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 30, 2013. The Register lists it for its architecture, education and black history, at the local level. It was listed as part of Durham MRA. The listing covers 4.1 acres.

What it isHistoric school building in North Carolina, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

200 E. Ulmstead St., Durham · about 0.9 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Hillside Park High SchoolStart here
  2. 2Harriet Tubman YWCABuilding · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Stokesdale Historic DistrictQueen Anne · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4St. Joseph's African Methodist Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2-Service Printing Company BuildingBuilding · 0.3 mi on
Around it

20 more Register listings within a mile

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

BScarborough HouseNeoclassical Revival0.4 miBJohn Sprunt Hill HouseSpanish Colonial Revival0.5 miDNorth Carolina Central UniversityGeorgian Revival0.6 miBDurham Hosiery MillBuilding0.6 miBVenable Tobacco Company WarehouseBuilding0.6 miBVenable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving RoomSlow Burn Industrial Construction0.6 miDForest Hills Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.7 miBGolden Belt Historic District (Boundary Increase)Commercial Style0.7 miDMorehead Hill Historic DistrictDistrict0.7 miBGreystoneChateauesque Revival0.7 mi★Bull Durham Tobacco FactoryItalianate0.7 miDCollege Heights Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 miDMorehead Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)Bungalow/Craftsman0.8 miDAmerican Tobacco Company Manufacturing PlantItalianate0.8 mi★North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company BuildingBuilding0.8 miDDowntown Durham Historic DistrictNeo-Classical Revival0.8 miDGolden Belt Historic DistrictRomanesque Revival0.9 miBMary Duke Biddle EstateTudor Revival1 mi
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DHolloway Street DistrictVernacular1 miBDuke Memorial United Methodist ChurchGothic Revival1 mi

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Questions about Hillside Park High School

Is Hillside Park High School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 30, 2013 (Register number 13001026).

Is Hillside Park High School 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, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Hillside Park High School?

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.

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