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Deck House was founded in 1959 by William Berkes and Robert Brownell. As young men Berkes and Brownell worked for Carl Koch building prefabricated Techbuilt houses. Unlike Koch’s earlier modular houses, built mostly with mass-produced materials such as aluminum and linoleum, Deck House introduced natural materials such as mahogany and slate into their post-and-beam house design. Deck Houses feature post and beam construction, tongue and groove vaulted ceilings, and sliding glass doors usually leading out to a tree-surrounded deck. Over the years, Deck House and its successor companies have designed or built more than 20,000 houses around the world. In 1995, Deck House merged with Acorn Structures, founded in 1947. The firm was renamed Empyrean International in 2005. In 2008, Empyrean closed and a court-ordered receiver took control of the company. However, by 2009, the firm reorganized and Deck House was back in business under the Acorn banner. Most Triangle-area Deck houses were built by: C. S. Witt of Durham during the 1960's; and Bomar Construction Company of Chapel Hill, co-owned by Robert Bacon and Maurice Pridgen, which operated from 1970 to 1984.
1966 - The Robert and Joann Claytor Residence, 1646 Marion, Durham. Built by C. S. Whitt from a modified version of Model "757 reversed" dated September 1, 1966. Sold in 1968 to Henry and Lou A. Hellmers who added a garage. Sold to Dennis Baltzley who did a complete interior renovation. Sold in 2010 to So Young Kim and Jorn Coers.  1966 - The Mary and Charles Horres, Jr. House, 615 Rock Creek Road, Chapel Hill. Sold 1983 to Marilou and John R. Andrews Jr. Sold 1988 to Kathleen C. and Alan Ray Light and John. Sold 2002 to Anna Blair. Sold 2010 to Scott Burian and Elizabeth Harris.
1969 - The Bernard and Pauline Silberman House,
14 Heath Place,
Durham.
1969 - The Richard B. and Rachel Z. Booth Residence, 1817 Woodburn Road, Durham. Currently 3868 square feet. Model "757 reversed" dated 1 Sept, 1966, revised 7-24-68. Sold in 1987 to James D. and Lynne M. Skinner. Sold in 2002 to Peter and Caelan Klein. Sold in 2007 to John H. Taylor and Laurie A. Braun. Remodeled in 2009 by Bill Waddell.
1969 - The David R.
(Dave) and Lallie Godschalk House,
209 Glendale,
Chapel Hill. Photos by
Heather Wagner, Dave Godschalk.
Godschalk was a professor at the UNC
Planning Department and a registered FL architect. He and the
builder, Robert Bacon, had it shipped from Boston
on a flatbed truck and modified the kitchen, entry, and many other
aspects.
Extensive remodeling,
including adding a screen porch and updating the kitchen and baths,
was done by Everett Bacon, son of the original builder. Sold in 2008
to Daniel Sherman and Eduardo Douglas.
1970 - The David and Tamar Savir House, 207 Glendale, Chapel Hill. Built by Robert Bacon. Sold in 1981 to Frederick B. and Dorothy Askin. Sold in 1986 to Glenn and Diana Withrow. As of 2012 owned by a trustee for Glenn Withrow. Photo by Trey Thomas.
1970 - The Henry and Carol Miller House, 1301 Arboretum Drive, Chapel Hill. Sold in 1999 to Johnny Randall who still owned it as of 2012. Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert Bacon.
1970 - 301 Hoot Owl Lane, Chapel Hill.    1971 - The Virginia V. and Richard M. Clifford House, 1111 Hillcrest, Chapel Hill. Sold in 2011 to Deborah L. and Jeffrey T. Finken.
1972 - The James R. and Rebecca P. Strange House, 4204 Oak Park Road, Raleigh. The land belonged to Ligon Flynn. Built by Silas Lucas of WIlson. This was the first Deck house in Raleigh. Sold in 1976 to Wayne and Joy Norman. Sold in 1976 to Elizabeth Pettersen. Sold in 1980 to her father, Kidd Brewer (more on him here). Sold in 1984 to Elizabeth Ruth Johnson. Sold in 1992 to Hunter Turnage who still owned it as of 2012. Photo by Trey Thomas.
1972 - The Richard B. Searles house, 1800 Woodburn Rd., Durham. Built by Bomar Construction. As of 2013 still owned by Richard Searles.
1973 - The Marvin and Ann Wync House, 1486 Poinsett Drive Lot 19, Chapel Hill. 2970 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction. Remodeled by Bob Bacon in 1986. Photo by Leilani Carter.
1973 - The Richard and Norma White House, Pleasant Green Road, Durham. 1652 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction. Bottom photo by Trey Thomas.
1973 - The David and Marsha Warren House, 408 Lyons Road, Chapel Hill. 2696 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction. Sold in 1987 to Rudolph Juliano. Photos by Trey Thomas.   1973 - The Peter and Margaret Bennett House, 3010 Harriman, Durham. Sold in 1985 to Ahleen Englestein. Sold to Andrew Scerbo. Sold in 2005 to Jeffrey and Charity H. Strang. Sold in 2012 to Christina Merrill and David B. Buchwallter.
1975 - 1228 Quandary Lane, Graham NC. Sold in 1990 to Andros and Theodore Nicola who still owned it as of 2012.
1975 - The Vladimir and Merrill Petrow Residence, 1905 Jones Ferry Road, Chapel Hill. On 28 acres. Middle photo is upper level, bottom photo is lower level. Much of the land was put into a conservation easement. Sold in 2011 to Phil Morrison. Destroyed for a new house designed by Louis Cherry.
1976 - 24 Chancery Place, Durham. Sold to Sarah Lundin and William Leland. Sold in 2005 to Julia Snow Knerr and Douglas Miron. Sold in 2005 to Thomas and Jean Ferguson. Bottom photo by Trey Thomas.  1976 - 137 Carolina Forest Court, Chapel Hill. Sold to Brett Riggsbee.
1976 - The Richard and Sharon Coop House, 1417 Arboretum Drive, Chapel Hill. 2600 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert Bacon. As of 2012 owned by a trustee for Richard Coop. Photo by Leilani Carter.
1977 - The Ronald and Margery Wiegerink House, 703 Damascus Church Road Lot 25, Chapel Hill. 2486 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert Bacon. Sold in 1999 to Michael P. and Hannah S. Hannan. For sale in 2012.
1977 - The Dana and Elizabeth Ripley House, 3603 Cornwallis Road, Durham. 2570 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert Bacon. As of 2012 still owned by the Ripleys. Photo by Trey Thomas.
1978 - The Pascal and Donna Trohanis House, 330 Damascus Church Road Lot 27, Chapel Hill. 2485 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert Bacon. Needs address verification.
1978 - Spec house sold to Dale and Carolyn Tysinger, 2405 Monthaven Drive, Durham. 2150 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert Bacon. As of 2012 owned by Geoffrey and Pamela Aldridge. Photo by Trey Thomas.
1978 - The Robert and Sarah Porreca House, 5208 Orange Grove Road, Hillsborough. 1538 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert Bacon. As of 2012 still owned by the Porrecas. Not visible from the street.
1979 - Spec house sold to Greg and Ruth Bass, 5102 North Willowhaven Drive, Durham. 2020 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert Bacon. Sold to Sid Stroupe. Sold in 2012 to Kathy Hester.  1979 - The David and Jane Green House, 3200 Kenly, Raleigh. Sold in 1990 to Michael and Barbara Perkins who still owned it as of 2012.
1980 - The Richard and Hannah
Andrews House,
298 Azalea Drive Lot 30, Chapel
Hill. 2568 sf.
Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert
Bacon.   1980 - The Morris and Paulette Weisner House, 10 Wayside, Durham. Sold to Paulette Weisner. For sale in 2013.
1980 - The John Mullen and Frances H. Friday House, Lot #1 Farrington Rd, Chapel Hill. 2268sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert Bacon.
1980 - The Mary Pettis House, 314 Winter Drive, Chapel Hill. 2109 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert Bacon. As of 2012 owned by Betsy Fenhagen. Photo by Trey Thomas.
1980 - The Ara and Hjordis Tourian House, 2903 Montgomery Street, Durham. 2564 sf. Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert Bacon. As of 2012 still owned by the Tourians. Photo by Trey Thomas.
1981 - The Manuel D. and Karen
Wortman House,
1329 Beechwood Lane (formerly 3
Beechwood), Chapel Hill. 2109 sf.
Assembled by Bomar Construction, Robert
Bacon. As of 2012 still owned by the Wortmans. Photo by
Trey Thomas.
1983 - The David and Darcy Paletz
House,
10 Harvey Place, Durham. 2610
sf.
Assembled by Nobscot Construction,
Robert Bacon. Sold several times. As of 2012 owned by
Bruce and Barbara Jentleson. Bottom photo by
Trey Thomas.
1985 - The Julio and Irene Meraz Residence,
1732 Brooks Avenue, Raleigh. Sold to William Hale in 1989.
Sold to Peter Ungermann in 2007. Sold to David
and Avery Knight in 2010.
1986 -
The Barbara and Erwin Mach House,
aka the Cox-Sood House,
98 Stone Ridge Place, Chapel Hill.
The original house, top two photos, was a copy of a Deck House the Mach's owned previously out of
state. Sold in 2011 to Christopher Cox and Annu Sood. 2011 renovation
designed by
Matt Griffith and
Erin Sterling Lewis;
built by Redfoot and Weber. Part of the AIA Triangle 2012 Tour. Bottom photo by Nicole Alvarez.
1988 - The Geoffrey and David Simmonds
Residence,
10429 Leslie Drive, Raleigh. 3000 square feet, 4br, 3b on 1 acre.
Sold in 1991 to Easterly Properties. Sold in 1991 to Benjamin
H. Graves III. Sold in 2000 to Shannon and Jennifer Lasater.
Sold in 2007 to Patrick E. Duffy. Remodeled kitchen.
Sold in 2009 to Garth D. Flanagan.
1989 - The Robert and Connie Shertz Residence,
7229 Blaney Bluffs Lane, Raleigh,
right on Lake Wheeler. Was on the market 2009-2011. Sold in 2011 to Teresa C. and Herbert G.
Sullivan.
Sources include:
David Sykes, Johnny Randall,
Boston Globe, Robert
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