Hope Valley comprises about 930 households in a roughly triangular area extending from Chapel Hill Road south between Hope Valley and Garrett roads to Swarthmore Road. It was laid out, by the Mebane & Sharpe Co. of Greensboro, along winding lanes and among rolling hills with a centerpiece golf course designed by Donald Ross—architect of the hallowed Pinehurst No. 2. Read more >>
Historic Preservation Society of Durham offers a brief history of Hope Valley.
Other Resources:
Mena Webb. The Way We Were: Remembering Durham. Historic Preservation Society of Durham: Durham NC, 2003.
John Moorhead. Donald Ross and His Total Gem: a short history on his Hope Valley Country Club course. HVCC Men’s Golf Association: Durham NC, 2000.
Ralph Braibanti. Hope Valley: Renaissance and Decline. Self-Published. 2005. (Copies available at Claire’s Cottage).