Hope Valley Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Hope Valley Historic District

Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
Listed
December 11, 2009
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09001105

About this property

Hope Valley was the first full-fledged country club community in the suburbs of Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It is developed around an 18-hole Donald Ross golf course. Created in 1925-26 just before the stock market crash of 1929, Hope Valley remained a unique rural colony until after World War II. Well outside the city limits Hope Valley was situated between Durham and Chapel Hill and their university campuses, Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was one of North Carolina's first suburbs designed to be completely serviced by the automobile, well beyond urban transportation routes. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 as the Hope Valley Historic District, a national historic district. At the center of the district and the apex of the golf course stands the Aymar Embury II Hope Valley Country Club Clubhouse. Although heavily remodeled over the years the front facade remains intact. Hope Valley, the residential development and Country Club will celebrate its centennial in 2026 and 2027.

Location

Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
35.96690, -80.05870

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — High Point NC
1865Civil War
3.1 mi
Battle of Shallow Ford (Deep River)
1781Revolutionary War
8.3 mi
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1781Revolutionary War
12.7 mi
Battle of Wetzell's Ford
1781Revolutionary War
12.8 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Germantown (Midway) NC
1865Civil War
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When was Hope Valley Historic District listed on the National Register?

Hope Valley Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Hope Valley Historic District?

Hope Valley Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hope Valley Historic District?

The period of significance for Hope Valley Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1925.

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