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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 partner 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.
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1968 - The Charles B. and Kathryn P. Huestis
House,
1803 Woodburn Road, Durham.
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 Dwayne and Rosie Andrews who did extensive renovations. Became a rental. Went into foreclosure with neglect and damage from previous tenants. Top five photos are from around 2005. Bottom two photos are from December 2011 when the property was very close to being a teardown. Put on the TMH Endangered List. Sold in 2012 to Zia and Thomas Oatley.
1969 - The Albert and Sedrid
Nelius Residence,
3112 Sprunt Avenue, Durham.
1970 - The Athos
and Anna D. Ottolenghi Residence,
1510 Woodburn, Durham.
1970 -
9719 Rougemont Road, Bahama NC. 14 acres.
Sold to Marlon Peyton. ![]() ![]() 1970 - The George S. and Alice Welsh House, 13 Friday Lane, Chapel Hill. Sold in 1990 to Alice M. Welsh. Sold in 1993 to C. Robert and Rosemary Dudgeon. Sold in 1995 to Thomas and Katherine Stanley, Jr. Sold in 2003 to Matthew and Barbara Hapgood. Additions in 1995 and 2003. Addition in 2012 by Ellen Cassilly.
1972 - The Mary S. Anderson residence, 618 Beech Tree Court, Chapel Hill. As of 2011 still owned by Mary Anderson.
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 Brenda Pomeroy. Bottom two photos by Allen Weiss.
1972 -
The Saul M. and Rachel Schanberg Residence,
1604 Pinecrest Road, Durham.
1973 - The L. Arthur and Florence Larson Residence, 1 Learned Place, Durham. Commissioned 1971. Condoret said it was his favorite project of all time. Top two photos by Condoret. The Pickett family graveyard is located at the end of its driveway. Sold to Donald Beskind and Wendy Robineau in 1994. Originally 4825 sf. Renovation by architect Fu-Tung Cheng, built by Landmark Renovation. Landscape entry design in 2008 by Judy Harmon. Master bedroom renovations in 2011, designed by owners in consultation will Bill Waddell and Vinny Petrarca and built by Krichco. Now 6040 sf. Most photos by Wendy Robineau. Toured by TMH in 2013. Bottom four photos by Ormando Harris and Leilani Carter.
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. Sold in 2008 to John and Barbara Watkin. Photos by John Watkin.
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1976 - The Bill
Carlton Terry Residence,
2009 South Lakeshore Drive, Chapel
Hill.
1976 - The
Arie and Anita Lewin Residence,
804 Cedar Falls Road, Chapel Hill.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1976 - The Robert S. and Bryna Gilgor House, 811 Kenmore Road, Chapel Hill. Construction documents were drawn up by John Couch. Built by C. S. Witt. Kim Anderson was on the framing crew. Sold in 1991 to James (Nick) England and Mary C. Whitton who still owned it as of 2012. They added a garage with help from Condoret. Photos by Nick England.
1977 - The Ronald and Dorothy Baker House,
622 Wells Court, Chapel Hill.
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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 in 2007 to David and Mary Lee Lobach. 4468 square feet.
1981 - The Sarah McCuen Residence, 2807 Montgomery Street, Durham. As of 2011 still owned by Ms. McCuen.
1982 - The Allen and Marcia Roses House, 9 Womble Circle, Durham. Sold in 1998 to Robert and Shelley Beason. Sold in 2008 to Dan and Sumedha Ariely. Four bedrooms, 4249 square feet.
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1985 - The Lowell and Mary Elizabeth King Residence, 1720 Tisdale Road, Durham. Sold in 1997 to Wayne and Elva Massey. Sold in 2004 to Charlotte and James Stivers.
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1987 - The Stanley Levy Residence,
3500 Cedarwood Court, Chapel Hill.
1988 - The Anna R. Hayes Residence, 3301 Arthur Minnis Road, Hillsborough. Although traditionally southern on the outside, the house has a more modern interior. Sold in 2012 to the Stephen Smith Trust.
1989 - The D. Michael Warner and Elizabeth (Betty) B. Craven Residence, 4112 Powder Mill Road, Durham. Condoret designed the original house, an auto museum (bottom photo) in 1998, a guest house in 2002, a pool house, a 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 did the installation.
1990 - The Rudy Y. Riggs and James (Jim) Phillips House, 830 Terry Road, Hurdle Mills NC. Photos by Jim Phillips.
Sources include: The Town and
Gown Architecture of Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1795-1975
by M. Ruth Little, his daughter Audie Condoret Schechter, Scott Kovens, Leon Meyers. |
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