1956 - The Morris Lipinsky, Jr.  House, 344 Midland Road, Asheville NC.  According to his son, Richard Lane, it was designed by Lipinsky, who was a third-generation merchant in downtown Asheville.  He was also naturally gifted at design and engineering.  In many ways, the house was ahead of its time with features such as low-voltage lighting.  Sold around 1971 to Richard P. and Helen S. Hendon.  Sold in 1974 to Marvin A. and Eunice R. Koch.  Sold in 2005 to current owners Charlton and Nora Bradsher who has done an exquisite renovation.  For sale in 2011. 

1961 - The Ben and Leci Croker House, 496 Sunset Drive, Asheville NC.  63 acres.  According to Leci Croker, the architect was Al Miller of Asheville; a company controlled by Miller did the construction; Miller later moved to Arizona.  TMH has been unable to verify that Al Miller ever existed; he does not show up in the AIA directories of that time.

When the house was complete, they lived there only one day - then Ben Croker was transferred by his employer, Burlington Industries.  It was rented for a few years then sold in 1965 to Imogene G. Radeker.  Sold in 1968 to Noah and Beverly Stewart.  Sold in 1970 to Jack M. and Gail A. Hicks.  Sold in 1975 to Richard J. and Barbara Kavalek.  Sold in 1979 to Diamond Shamrock Corporation.  Sold in 1979 to John K. and Janice D. Wolff.  Sold in 1981 to Alan E. and Nancy Whiting Comer.  Sold to 1988 to Michael S. Havelin.  The house was in pretty bad shape at this point with many water issues.  Sold in 1994 to Melissa M. Lindholm and James R. Atkinson.  Sold in 2003 to Thomas (Tom) and Yumiko Virant, a builder and an architect, who did an extensive renovation.  Sold in 2010 to Robert and Tina Buchan.  Photos by Tom Virant.

1969 -  The Jerry M. and Keitha Parsons House, 4 Glen Falls, Asheville NC. Originally it had a Weaverville address.  Designed by Kyle C. Boone and Roger M. Lyda Associates.  General Contractor was Houston Munday & Carrol Bryson.  BW photos by Putnam Photography.  Still occupied by the original owners.

1998 - The June Moore HoneyHouse, 700 Little Terrapin Road, Cashiers NC.  Designed by Marlon Blackwell.  This was an addition to a 1990 house designed by Blackwell near the top of Little Terrapin Mountain for his ex-girlfriend's mother.  That house won the Southern Living Home of the Year and was named one of the top 10 houses in the country by Architectural Record.   This addition was built for the production and storage of honey, this working cabin in the US was inspired by the form of a honeycomb. The structure consists of a prefabricated steel frame with tongued-and-grooved wood cladding.  Top photo by Tim Hursley.  Sold in 2007 to the Moore Terrapin Family Partnership.

2003 - The Jakub M. and Maria Rusafova House, 2 Purdue Place, Asheville NC. 
Designed by Jakub and Maria Rusafova.

2003 - The Vincent and Kira Luca Residence, 57 Mount Emerald Drive, Fairview NC. 
Designed by Jakub Markulis and Maria Rusafova. 

2005 - The Robert M. Glenn House, 80 Horizon Hill Road, Asheville.  Designed by PBC+L Architecture/Asheville Office.  Built by Rare Earth Builders.  Went on the market in 2010. 

2009 - The Dave Taylor and Nancy Burns House, 1 Great Aspen Way, Black Mountain NC.  Three buildings:  home, garage, studio.  Designed by architect Chris Larson. Built by Steve Williams.  Photos by David Dietrich from Carolina Home and Garden Magazine.

2010 - The Stephen Herbits House, aka the Leicester House, 267 Sluder Branch Road, Leicester NC.  Designed by SPG Architects of New York.  Built by S. B. Coleman.  Cabinetry by Creative Woodcrafters.  Landscape Design by Twin Oaks. 

2010 - The Russell M. Martin and Karon L. Korp House, aka the Hemp House, 25 Cary, Asheville.  Designed by Anthony Brenner.  3200 sf.  Built by Donahue and Joseph.  Cabinetry by Andrew Schultz. It is the first home in North America to use iIndustrial hemp (Hempcrete) in the walls.  Also the first home in North America to use Purepanel, a core panel material made of recycled paper. Skinned with Magnum board (a mineral-based, nontoxic substitute for drywall), the interior walls are breathable, fireproof, waterproof and mold-, mildew- and termite-resistant.  Photos by David Dietrich from Carolina Home and Garden Magazine.

 

2010 - The Marilyn Katz House, aka the Aleph House, 967 Town Mountain Road, Asheville.  Designed and built by Siegman and Associates. 

Sources include:  Modern Asheville, Richard Fort, Tom Virant, Leci Croker, Michael Havelin.