ROBERT W. CONNER (1914-2007)

Conner was a native of Wilkes-Barre PA.  He grew up in Utica NY before attending Duke University.  He served in the Seabees during WWII.  Later he transferred after WWII to study architecture at NCSU.  He worked for High Point architects Louis Voorhees and Eccles Everhart from 1948 until he opened his own practice in High Point in 1956. Using a variety of styles, he designed many buildings including the First Reformed United Church of Christ, the High Point Public Library, the Scottish Bank, and the B’Nai Israel Synagogue. He retired in 1980. 

Additional Resource:  2001 Interview

1956 - The Bob Conner Residence, 1405 Emerywood Drive, High Point NC. An avid environmentalist, Bob blended his home with its heavily wooded site through western red cedar sheathing and a low roofline. Inside the house, windows enjoy broad vistas into the woods, and the walls are built of historic bricks salvaged from a demolished downtown building.  Photo from High Point Museum.  Sold to Sharon and Kent Wilmoth.