FREDERICK DAIL DIXON, FAIA (1942-)

Dail Dixon got his Bachelor of Architecture at Clemson University in 1966 and then earned a Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1970.  He worked for John Latimer in Durham, Leslie Boney in Wilmington, and Cogswell Hausler in Chapel Hill before opening Designworks, a design/build firm in Carrboro.  In 1982, he opened an architecture-only office as Dail Dixon and Associates.  With the addition of Ellen Weinstein, the design practice became Dixon Weinstein Architects in 1997.

In 2003, Dixon Weinstein was honored with the Outstanding Firm Award from AIANC.  Dixon has taught studios at the NCSU School of Design, Penland School of Crafts, and the Boston Architectural Center.  He is often sought out for Modernist renovations, including the Styron and Blythe houses. The firm became Dixon Weinstein Friedlein Architects in 2009.  In late 2009, Dixon left to start Dail Dixon FAIA.  He is also an accomplished artist of one-of-a-kind birdhouses, which are included in private collections and were displayed at the Duke University Museum of Art in 2003.

1977 - The Jim and Shirley Hayward House, 260 Glandon Drive, Chapel Hill.  Backs up to Ridge Lane.  Commissioned 1976.  Built by BRW of Carrboro.  Has been renovated/expanded twice since by other architects.  Sold in 1995 to Barbara Wood and Myra Pratt. Sold in 2001 to Fred Emmerson and Lucy Carol Davis.  Sold in 2007 to Edwin and Harriet Poston.  Photos from the late 1970's by Dail Dixon.  Aerial from around 2008.

1979 - The Lee and Edith Calhoun House, Black Twig Road,
Chatham County NC.  Commissioned 1977. 

1982 - The John and Carolyn (Lynn) Coie House, 1715 Tisdale Street, Durham. Sold in 2000 to Gary Berman.  Sold in 2002 to Sharon Ryan.  Sold later in 2002 to Charles and Deanna Sohn.  Sold in 2005 to current owners Charles E. and Elizabeth Knott.

1983 - The Dail and Artie Dixon House, his own at 1013 Mount Carmel Church Road, Chapel Hill.  Built by Lawrence Naumoff.  Has been sold, possibly more than once.  Current owner is Michael Mills. 

1983 - The Fred and Fran Rudge House, 716 Mount Carmel Church Road, Chapel Hill.  Built by Tom Wilson. 7500 sf.  B/W photos by Jerry Markatos.   Sold to William (Mack) and Sally Brown.   Phil Szostak did a renovation. Landscape design by Southern Green Landscaping.   Sold in 1996 to Rex D. and Ellen Adams.  Sold in 2001 to James B. and Carol D. Moore III.  Sold in 2012 to Robert and Amy Lark. 

1983 - The Phillip Julian House, 3321 Manor Ridge Drive, Raleigh. Built for current owner. The original house by Dixon did not feature a tower; that was added later by architect Dick Jenkins. 

1988 - The Bob and Mary Peet House, 6713 Pauline Drive, Chapel Hill.  Kim Tanzer was the project architect.  Built by George Cole Builders.  Bottom photo by Jerry Merkatos.

1989 - The Henry and Julie Nathan Residence, Waynesville NC.  Built by Charles Lanning of Waynesville.  Photos by Jerry Merkatos.  Won an AIA Triangle Isosceles Award.

1989 - The Art and Denise Scott House, New Hill NC.  Based on a winning design by
Dixon published in the Compact Homes book.

1991 - The Cathy and Arnold (Ted) Davidson Residence, 4416 Arrowhead Trail, Hillsborough NC.  Won an AIANC Merit Award and a South Atlantic Region AIA Honor Award.  Built by Triangle Home Crafters.  Photos by Jerry Markatos.

1991 - The Jim and Florence Peacock Residence, 306 North Boundary Street, Chapel Hill.  Built by McLean Building Company.  The house is sited on the lowest of three formal gardens planted by UNC-Chapel Hill Botany professor W. C. Coker in the early 1900's.  Won a 1994 South Atlantic Region AIA Honor Award.  Landscape architect David Swanson was responsible for garden redesign using the remaining stone walls and based on old photos from the Carolina Collection of UNC Library.  Bottom photo by Jerry Markatos. 

1993 - The Clyde and Susan Edgerton House, 5006 Piney Creek Road, Durham.  3200 sf.  Built by McLean Building Company.  10 acres.   Sold in 2002 to current owner Allen E. Buchanan.  Featured in the Summer 1996 issue of NC Architect.  Photos by Jerry Markatos.

2002 - The Michael Cucchiara and Marty Hayes Residence (aka The Meadow House or the Hayes-Cucchiara House), 81 Meadow Ridge Lane, Chapel Hill.  Won an AIANC Honor Award in 2002.  In 2008 Dixon added a carbon-netural apartment upfit in space over the garage.  Built by McLean Building, except for the carbon-neutral apartment which was built by Spyglass Building. First three photos by Dail Dixon.  Fourth by Dixon Weinstein Friedlein Architects.  Last three photos by James West.

2004 - The Emanuel and Pam Diliberto Residence, 586 Valley Road, Pittsboro NC. 
Built by McLean Building Company.  Photos by Artie Dixon.

 2006 - The Michael Fraenkel and Jeanette Deupree Residence, 190 Valley Lane, Pittsboro NC.  The contractor was Spyglass Building Company. Cabinets by Aventine in Carrboro.   Top photos by Dixon Weinstein Friedlein Architects.  Bottom two photos by James West. 

2009 – The Dyke and Deborah Messinger House, Pinnacle Lane, Blowing Rock NC. 
Built by Douglas L. McGuire Building Company in Boone NC. 

2010 - The Michael and Lisa Griggs House, Herron Road, Whitsett NC.  Photos by Dail Dixon.  Built by Fox General Contracting of Siler City. Built for current owners.