{"nrhp_refnum":"79003331","name":"Cranford-Wannamaker House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1019 W. Trinity Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Durham","county":"Durham County","state":"NC","lat":36.00620834700004,"lon":-78.91017181599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay shingle style frame cottage at 1019 W. Trinity Avenue in Durham, North Carolina, built in 1891 with a T. S. Christian as builder. It was originally topped with an onion-shaped dome that was later removed and the tower reshaped with a flat roof and crenellation.","why_significant":"The house is associated with educators at Trinity College, most notably William H. Wannamaker, who lived there and later became Dean of the College and Dean of Duke University. The nomination describes its elaborate shingle work and German siding as the most elaborate among the Faculty Houses, making it notable for architecture as well as its connection to the college's faculty.","narrative":"Built in 1891 at 1019 W. Trinity Avenue in Durham, this two-story, five-bay shingle style frame cottage was constructed by T. S. Christian. Its most distinctive feature is the shingle work on the second story, which varies in size and shape to create a wave-like effect across the walls. Horizontal German siding covers the first floor, and curving sticks decorate the cross-gable pediment ends. The house was first topped with an onion-shaped dome, later replaced by a flat roof with crenellation. Professor William I. Cranford likely lived here first, and it became the home of William H. Wannamaker, who joined the Trinity College faculty in 1905 and later served as Dean of the College. He was active in the administration of the school as it became Duke University in 1924, and he was chairman of the Durham City Board of Education from 1925 to 1947.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"T. S. Christian (builder)","architectural_style":"Shingle style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Altered; moved, with a sun room addition at the rear and a partially rebuilt chimney. Currently owned and occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.065111-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/7177/47717727/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/79003331.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003331/5ba36b7682-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003331/5ba36b7682-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tpudlik","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Facade_of_Cranford-Wannamaker_House,_Durham,_NC.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Tpudlik</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Facade_of_Cranford-Wannamaker_House,_Durham,_NC.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717727","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranford-Wannamaker_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19461196"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/durham-county/cranford-wannamaker-house-79003331/"}