Triangle Modernist Houses "Misc Durham" Tour

Gamble House

1307 North Mangum, 1930s Built on land that was originally part of the property of 1311 North Mangum Street, directly to the north, the International Style house at 1307 North Mangum Street was built by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gamble in 1935. Mrs. Gamble's father, Richard E. Dillard, who owned 1311 North Mangum, subdivided his property and gave the...

Emanuel J. Evans House

Still frame from HLW film of Durham, showing the Evans house soon after construction, ~1940 The Evans house was built in 1937 by Eli Evans and his wife Sara; Evans had come to Chapel Hill to attend UNC from Fayetteville, and Sara had come to Durham with her parents, the Nachamsons, who started United Dollar Stores on West Main Street. Eli and Sara...

112 Pinecrest Road - Paul F Baum Residence

Designed by William Potter.

Eli And Sara Evans House - 1401 Forestview Street

designed by Saul Edelbaum

Russell Robinson House - 115 Ashworth Drive

Designed, built and lived in by Robinson and his family.

John Bernard Pfeiffer Jr Residence

Local architect unknown.

126 Nelson Street

Built by Clyde and Eleanor H. Lloyd from mail-order plans, the house at 126 Nelson Street is unusual - a late application of the Art Moderne style, a definite deviation from the other brick ranches in the block in a traditionally African-American neighborhood. Sold in 2004 to James and Edwina Hunter.

Jeanne Smith Whitesides Residence

Designed by the original owner.

Ruth Shaw Residence- 1210 Anderson St.

Architect unknown.

Spencer And Rosemary Overton House

Architect unknown.

1617 Shawnee Street - The Alfred Henderson King House

The Alfred Henderson King House, 1617 Shawnee, Durham. Designed and built by T. W. Wilkinson in 1957. Essentially a multi-level ranch house in structure and style, the King House is four separate levels with a central stair, alternating back and forth between public and private areas. Sold to Nixon advisor Nicholas H. Morley, who used it while in...

Gregory Adams Kimble Residence

According to their son, the Kimbles designed this house themselves, Built by James (Jimmy) Heizer of Heizer Construction.When the Kimbles moved to Colorado in 1968, they sold the house to Stanley Appel. Bought by current owners Bryan and Vicki Koon in 1977.

David G And Gail Bradley House

This is Plan X-50 by architect Rudolph A. Matern of Jamaica NY. When Mrs. Bradley died, Mr. Bradley moved out and later remarried. Was vacant for an extended time. Sold in 1985 to John and Sheryl A. Lubans. Renovation and addition in 1989.

Stewart And Jane Alexander Jr Residence

The Stewart and Jane Alexander house was built by Jane Alexander's brother from Tennessee. This ranch brick house has a 2-story center block, slab floor, a flat roof, a recessed entrance, and a 1-story left side wing. In 2000, the house was sold to and renovated by Douglas "Casey" Herbert and Kathleen Bennett. The original architect is unknown, but...

George W Birmingham Jr. House

The house has been in the family since construction. 1772 sf. For sale in 2011.

1912 Wilshire Dr.

Sold to the City of Durham in 1984. Sold in 1985 to Lester and Therese Fahrner. Sold in 1985 to David M. and Gracie Welsh. Sold in 1991 to Larry H. and Nancy M. Rocamora.

Helen Perry Residence

Per NC Modernist home was designed by John Latimer for Helen Perry after the death of her husband. The family originally resided at the home at 3413 Rugby Road which was also designed by Latimer and the large 10+ acre plot was divided to provide the lot for the house at 3429 Rugby as well as several others. Sold to Keith and Jill Kaye in 2000. Sold...

Horst And Ruth Mary Meyer Residence

This is Plan P-907 from the plan book Encyclopedia of Home Designs 1967 by Master Plan Service, Inc. 3000 square feet. Sold in 2007 to Scott and Julie Hollenbeck. Sold in 2010 to Jina Park and Alan Russell.

Yi And Ellen Kong Residence

This is Plan P-742 from the plan book Encyclopedia of Home Designs 1967 by Master Plan Service, Inc. 4000 square feet.

Richard L. Cox And James O. May Residence

Sold in 2005 to Barbara R. Haight.

Gregory Adams Kimble Residence - Cornwall Road

The Kimbles designed this house for themselves, the second they had designed in the area, upon returning to North Carolina from Colorado. They lived here until they both passed away in 2006. Their son Jeffrey Kimble and his wife lived in the house until 2011, when it was sold to Lori McLean and Brian D Chisolm.

Joshua R Olson House

Olsen built it as a spec house, although he did live there a short time. Design/build by Bill Christopher and Matt Hosmer or ILM Design and Build of Wilmington. Sold May 2009 to current owners Derek Cornish and Sally White. Photos by ILM.

Deb Christie Residence

Designed by Christie with plans drawn by architect and builder John Hartley. She wrote a book about it, Green House, and as of 2009 was working on a sequel.

Comments

Submitted by George Smart (not verified) on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 3:34pm

Many thanks to Gary and Virginia Faust for getting these entries from the TMH website uploaded to OpenDurham. See the original research at www.trianglemodernisthouses.com/durham.htm.

George Smart

Executive Director

http://www.trianglemodernisthouses.com

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