{"nrhp_refnum":"79003334","name":"Pegram House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1019 Minerva Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Durham","county":"Durham County","state":"NC","lat":36.005667741000025,"lon":-78.91018608799999,"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, two-bay pattern book cottage at 1019 Minerva Avenue in Durham, North Carolina, built in 1891 and identified in the form as built by T. S. Christian. It has been moved and is undergoing extensive renovation.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its architecture as a sophisticated pattern book cottage that retains much of its original fabric, including its interior woodwork, hardware and mantelpieces. It is also linked to William Howell Pegram, a long-serving professor at Trinity College who helped develop its chemistry and physics departments.","narrative":"Built in 1891 by T. S. Christian, this two-story, two-bay cottage on Minerva Avenue in Durham follows a popular pattern book design, with two cross gables, German siding on the first floor, fish scale shingles on the second, and a wrap-around porch with turned posts. The house was moved in 1977 and is being restored. Its interior keeps wide, deeply molded door and window frames, original two-over-two raised fluted doors, and cast iron door hardware with porcelain knobs and decorated latch plates. Five original wooden mantelpieces remain, each different. The house is also tied to William Howell Pegram, who was born in Harnett County in 1846, fought in the Civil War, and spent fifty-five years at Trinity College as a student, professor and professor emeritus. He was a leading figure in building the college's chemistry and physics departments, and Pegram Dormitory on Duke's East Campus is named for him.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"T. S. Christian (builder/architect)","architectural_style":"Pattern book cottage","criteria":[],"status_note":"Under extensive renovation after being moved in 1977; original siding and interior plaster have been retained in part, with the porch disassembled and stored.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.730768-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/33/7177/47717733/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/79003334.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003334/3f87f34147-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003334/3f87f34147-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Monumenteer2014","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Durham_1019_Minerva_Ave.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Monumenteer2014</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:Durham_1019_Minerva_Ave.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717733","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegram_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19987491"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/durham-county/pegram-house-79003334/"}