LAWRENCE ALBERT "LARRY" ENERSEN, FAIA (1909-1983) 

Lawrence Albert "Larry" Enersen was born on July 5, 1909, in Lamberton, Minnesota to Judge Albert and Ethel Enersen. Larry began his college education in Minnesota by earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton College in 1931. He later earned a master's degree in Landscape Architecture from Harvard in 1935. On November 23, 1939, Larry married Eleanore Vail. They had three sons: David, Stephen, and Philip.

His early professional career included several professorships with various colleges: the University of Michigan (1939-42), Harvard University, (1942-43), service with the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1943-46, and the University of North Carolina (1947-52).  During these latter years he was also on the original Kamphoefner faculty at the NCSU School of Design.

The Enersen family moved to Lincoln NB when Larry's Harvard classmate, Kenneth B. Clark, convinced him of the opportunity for growth and expansion in this particular part of Nebraska. The two architects launched their own firm, Clark & Enersen. In 1949, Clark & Enersen wrote the master plans for every state park in Nebraska, laying the foundation for similar projects around the Midwest.

At the time of his death, he was the only person to be recognized as a fellow in both the American Society of Landscape Architects and the American Institute of Architects. Enersen retired in 1977.

1952 - The Benjamin Boyce Residence, 1200 Dwire Place, Durham. Sold in 1983 to Daniel Lapadula. Sold in 1990 to Judith Moscovitz.  Sold in 1995 to Howard Hochman. Sold in 2005 to current owners Cameron and Naomi Ingram.  Designed while Enersen was at UNC-Chapel Hill.

See also the Thomas Stanback house under Jim Webb.