JON ANDRE CONDORET (1934-2010)

Condoret was born in Algiers, Algeria.  He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture at the L'Ecole Speciale d'Architecture in Paris in 1959.  He moved to North Carolina from Algeria in 1962 to work for Archie Davis.   In 1967 he worked as Winn/Condoret architects with Sumner Winn.   In 1968, he worked for Don Stewart at CPAA before going out on his own, designing strikingly modern homes across Chapel Hill and Chatham County, including many as Senior Architect for Fearrington.  In 1992, he designed Caring House, (below) a hotel for adult cancer patients receiving outpatient treatment at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.

House photos by Jon Condoret unless otherwise indicated.

1965 - Condoret designed his own residence at 5809 Cascade Drive, Chapel Hill.  Sold in 1976 to James T. Moore.  Sold in 1980 to Joan W. Meade.  Sold in 1989 to current owner John R. Thompson III.  Landscape design by Bell/Glazener Design Group.  Top photo by Julie Hollenbeck.

1969 - The Linda and Allan Kornberg Residence, 23 Scott Place, Durham.  Sold in 1994 to Richard and Linda Kulka.  The Kulka's left and it sat empty for a few years.  Sold in 2005 to current owners Dwayne and Rosie Andrews who have done extensive renovations.   

1969 - The Albert and Sedrid Nelius Residence, 3112 Sprunt Avenue, Durham. 
Sold in 2006 to current owners Louis and Catie Shaffer. 

1970 - The Athos and Anna D. Ottolenghi Residence, 1510 Woodburn, Durham. 
2400 square feet.  Built for current owners.

1972 - Built for current owner Mary S. Anderson, 618 Beech Tree Court, Chapel Hill. 

1972 - The Richard and Pat Hughes House, 2512 West Club Boulevard, Durham.  2266 square feet.  Sold in 2001 to Rafael Lopez-Barrantes.  Sold in 2007 to current owner Brenda Pomeroy.  Bottom two photos by Allen Weiss.

1972 - The Robert and Jane Parr Residence, 701 Kenmore Road, Chapel Hill.  The Parrs traveled to Japan many times and wanted a house that embodied the Japanese aesthetic as shown by the cream and dark wood exterior.  Built for current owners.

1972 - The Saul M. and Rachel Schanberg Residence, 1604 Pinecrest Road, Durham. 
The Schanbergs were there for nearly 40 years.  Sold in 2010 to current owners Scott and Julie Hollenbeck.

1973 - The Arthur Larsen Residence, 1 Learned Place, Durham.  Sold to current owners Donald and Wendy Beskind in 1994.  Condoret says it is his favorite project of all time.  The Pickett family graveyard is located at the end of its driveway.  4825 square feet.  Renovations by architect Fu-Tung Cheng.   May be undergoing additional renovations.

1973 - The Cal and Roz Kovens Residence, 1921 South Lakeshore Drive, Chapel Hill.  Built by Cal and Scott Kovens.  Sold in 1985 to Peter and Margaret Bennett. Sold in 1994 to Sharon Ochsman.  Renovated in 1995.  Sold to Paul Green, Jr. in 2007, who put in an elevator.  Vacant for about a year.  Sold in 2008 to John and Barbara Watkin.  Photos by John Watkin.

1975 - The Javad and Mina Vakilzadeh Residence, 634 Kensington Drive, Chapel Hill.  Built by JP Goforth.  Sold in 1999 to current owners Michele Hayman and Michael Mackuen. 

1975 - The Raymond and Mary Mulligan Residence, 10 Digby Place, Durham. Sold in 1979 to celebrity bookie and sports commentator James G. (Jimmy the Greek) Snyder and his wife Joan.  Sold in 1996 after Jimmy's death to current owners James O. and Ann Berger.  5600 square feet, 2 acres next to a golf course.

1976 - The Bill Carlton Terry and Erika Franziska Terry Residence, built for current owners, 2009 South Lakeshore Drive, Chapel Hill. 

1976 - The Arie and Anita Lewin Residence, built for current owners, 804 Cedar Falls Road, Chapel Hill.

 1978 - The Eric L. and Barbara B. Effman Residence, 112 Stoneridge Drive, Chapel Hill.  Sold in 1991 to current owner Walker A. Young.

 1979 - The Richard C. and Elizabeth Morey Residence, 104 Stone Creek Court, Chapel Hill.  Sold in 1991 to Elizabeth A. Morey Tessman.  Sold in 2006 to The Tessman Family Trust, current owners.  Features stained glass by Joan Condoret, Jon's wife, bottom right photo.

1981 - The James and Frances Davis Residence, 6 Harvey Place, Durham. Sold to Kyriakos and Eleni Georgiades.  Sold in 1992 to Philip Lehman and Judy Kincaid.  Sold later in 2007 to current owners David and Mary Lee Lobach.  4468 square feet.

1981 - The Sarah McCuen Residence, 2807 Montgomery Street, Durham.  Designed for current owner.

1981 - The Robert and Tracey Potts Carson House, 1734 Tisdale Street, Durham.  Sold in 1989 to George J. Ellis III.  Sold in 2005 to current owners Patrick and Wendy Aims Rowe.

1982 - The Allen and Marcia Roses House, 9 Womble Circle, Durham.  Sold in 1998 to Robert and Shelley Beason.  Sold in 2008 to current owners Dan and Sumedha Ariely.  Four bedrooms, 4249 square feet.

 1983 - The Larry Sumney Residence, 224 Longwood Drive, Chapel Hill. Sold to Todd Lapidus in 1998.  Sold in 2004 to current owners Andrew and Elizabeth Howell. 

 1984 - The Len and Beatrice Prosnitz Residence, 114 Stoneridge Drive, Chapel Hill.  Built for current owners

1985 - One Friday Lane, Chapel Hill.  The land was sold by William Friday to Wells Management Group in 1984 who built this as a spec house.  Sold to Ernest and Mildred Mario in 1987.  Sold to PHH Homequity Corp in 1989.  Sold to current owners Liang and Dixie Soo in 1991.

1985 - The Lowell and Mary Elizabeth King Residence, 1720 Tisdale Road, Durham.  Sold in 1997 to Wayne and Elva Massey.  Sold in 2004 to current owners Charlotte and James Stivers.

1986 - The James and Susan Bernstein Residence, 117 Sheffield Circle, Chapel Hill.

1987 - The John K. Kittredge Residence, 878 Pinehurst Drive, Chapel Hill.  Sold to Amy Kittredge George in 2000.  Sold in 2001 to Alain and Nicole Boutault.  4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms.  6200 square feet.  18 rooms.  Top pictures from 1987, bottom photos from 2008.  Went on the market in 2008.  Sold December 2009 to current owners Bengt A. and Ingrid Sjoelin.  Top three photos by Jon Condoret.  Bottom two photos by the Sjoelins. 

1987 - The Stephen and Laura Maier Residence, 123 Steeplechase, Chapel Hill.  Built for current owners.

1987 - The Stanley Levy Residence, built for current owners, 3500 Cedarwood Court, Chapel Hill.

1988 - The Anna R. Hayes Residence, 3301 Arthur Minnis Road, Hillsborough.  Although very traditionally southern on the outside, the house has a contemporary interior.  For sale in 2010. 

1989 - The Warner/Craven Residence, Chapel Hill.  Condoret designed the original home, an auto museum (bottom photo) in 1998, guest house in 2002, pool house, conservatory, and an extensive addition to the original house. Except for the original house, everything was built by Caledonia Construction.

1989 - The Sheldon and Doren Pinnell Residence, 3127 Surrey Road, Durham.  Built by Metz and Dehart.  90% of the structure was destroyed in 2010 for an extensive renovation by architect Hutch Johnson and builder Leon Meyers.  The complete makeover includes Bulthaup cabinetry; Aventine casework; oriental garden; solar power; home theater, and more.  The interior designer is Maho Abe at Zen Associates in Boston; her husband, Shin, designed the site and garden and Zen’s installation crew will be doing much of the installation.

 1991 - The James and Sandra Swenberg Residence, 2660 Rock Rest Road, Pittsboro NC. Built for current owners.

1995 - The Patricia Pukkila and Gordon Worley House, 408 Deming, Chapel Hill. 
Built for current owners by Caledonia Construction. 

 Date unknown - The Donald Moore Residence. No address.  Do you have one?