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MARTIN EVANS BOYER, JR. Boyer was born in Glen Wilton VA and moved to Charlotte in 1908. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1917 then volunteered for the Navy in WWI. In 1919, he returned to Charlotte and worked for the Southern Engineering Company before opening his own design firm in 1920. Some of his drawings burned in a 1922 fire. During World War II, he closed his office and worked for the Army Corps of Engineers. He is known for preserving the Charlotte branch of the U.S. Mint in 1932, a building now known as the Mint Museum of Art. He retired in 1966. Additional Resources: Boyer Archives at the UNC Charlotte Atkins Library. |
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1955 - The George Donnell Davidson Residence, 2300 Sherwood Road, Charlotte. Has curving brick walls and overhanging roofs similar to Frank Lloyd Wright's solar hemicycle designs of the 1940's. Sold in 2000 to Paul and Melissa Tolmie. Other houses: Year unknown - The Snyder Residence, Charlotte. Won a 1929 AIANC Award. Status unknown. 1950's - The James E. Taylor Residence, 918 Ardsley Road, Charlotte. Sold in 1987 to Craig and Linda Weisbruch. Not a Modernist house. 1954 - The TJ Norman Residence, 1800 Queens Road, Charlotte. Sold in 1985 to Annaliesa Bechtler. Not a Modernist house. 1955 - Edward G. Glover, 600 Llewellyn Place, Charlotte. Sold to Thomas Barnhardt. Sold in 2007 to Anna Beth Simmons McNabb. Not a Modernist house. 1956 - The Philip Howerton House, 8629 Providence Road, Charlotte. Not a Modernist house. 1960 - Edward M. Rollins Residence, 2301 Sharon Lane, Charlotte. Sold in 1990 to Marshall and Barbara Karro. Not a Modernist house. 1962 - Vernon Scarborough Residence, 441 Hempstead Place, Charlotte. Deeded in 2004 to Paul Scarborough. Not a Modernist house. |
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