The appearance of the Bee James farmhouse when Durham Public Schools acquired the property in 2010.

The farmhouse had an enclosed front porch and an added 5 feet at the back that seemingly was for a kitchen and bathroom (there was an outlet pipe that looked as it went to a septic tank field. The documentary indications are that the house stood vacant from its sale in 1968 until 2010. Any information about the IUKA ownership period would be appreciated.

A brush fire between 2010 and 2015 destroyed the house and exposed the cold cellar and the foundations. That exposed the red sandstone block that got this exploration of history going.