Durham Living is a website created to help people find a new home in Durham and the surrounding areas.
Durham Neighborhoods
Trinity Park
Trinity Park, full of historic building architecture and charm, reflects the rapid growth of the city in the early 20th century and today it resembles much the way it looked in the 1940's. Highlights of this wonderful neighborhood include beautiful and walkable tree lined streets, the Historic Trinity Park and easy access to Duke's east campus.
East Durham
The largest neighborhood in Durham saw its first major development in the 1890’s -1900, driven by the growing commercial industries in the area. This neighborhood has a fantastic mix of different sized homes with many food and beverage places opening up along Angier Ave. This neighborhood also has amazing old commercial buildings such as the Peoples Bank, built in 1921, on S Driver street.
Watts-Hillandale
Watts-Hillandale, located north of W Club Blvd, is a neighborhood with most homes constructed from 1900-1950. This neighborhood is home to Durham's first 18 hole golf course built in 1923. It is also home to Oval Drive Park, which is just over 3.44 acres. Similar to other downtown neighborhoods of Durham, this area has wonderful tree lined blocks with low traffic side streets.
Old North Durham
Old North Durham, first created back in the late 1800’s, has seen a lot of change throughout the years. This north centrally located neighborhood is primarily a residential neighborhood with some commercial properties. Houses in this neighborhood range from the late 1890's to 1980's. Local residents enjoy the field at Bay-Hargove Park and playground at Old North Durham Park.
Cleveland-Holloway
Once called the Dillard Street Neighborhood, this area has consistently been described as having some of the finest architecturally distinct homes. In recent years this area has seen a boom in new construction of condos and apartments along North Roxboro and North Mangum street, along with new builds on many of the side streets.
NorthGate Park
Seeing its first real development in the 1940's, this neighborhood is known for its large swaths of green space and walking trails, dog park, tennis courts and the Museum of Life and Science. Most houses in this neighborhood are on the smaller size but it doesn't take away from the charm that this incredible Durham neighborhood offers.
