The best way to preserve North Carolina Modernist houses is to keep them occupied!  Without active owners (or tenants), houses left vacant can die a slow, often painful (to their fans) deterioration, often resulting in demolition. 

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1948 - The CC Fleming House, 6942 Vicksboro Road, Henderson NC.  On 6 acres. Fleming, a NC native, was an aeronautical engineer who was employed with Lockheed-Vega out in Southern California during WWII. He worked on the Navy's PV-2 Harpoon (a Navy patrol aircraft which was delivered too late to see service during the war) program. The house was sold to another family who recently sold it to current owner John Gaffe.  For sale, inquire here.

1950 - A Lustron House, #659, 310 Oakdale Street, Gastonia NC.   Went on the market in 2009.  For sale, $79,900, here.  May be sold.   Strangely, there is no listing for this address in Gaston County records, so it may share a lot with an adjacent house.

1950 - The Paschal House, 3334 Alamance Drive, Raleigh.  Designed by James Fitzgibbon.  $5.7M.  Has been on the market since 2007.  Contact Myrick Howard at Preservation North Carolina. (919) 832-3652.

1951 - The Robert (Bob) and Elizabeth Lassiter House, 726 Hempstead Place, Charlotte.  Designed by A. G. Odell.  Steel beams support the roof and eliminate the need for load-bearing interior walls, thereby enabling large open spaces to predominate throughout the interior.  Odell did an addition in the 1970's.  Included a saltwater pool.  Built for current owners.  For sale, $875,000 down from $1,000,000, here.

1952 - The Kenneth and Frances Brinkhous Residence, 524 Dogwood Drive, Chapel Hill.  Designed by Jim Webb in 1950.  8.1 acres.  Landscape design by Lewis Clarke.  On and off the market since 2006.  Dropped to $889,000 in April 2010 from an initial price of $1,150,000.  Listed by Amy Gilch, 919-270-6852.  For sale, here.

1952 - The Harrison House, 5 Acorn Lane, Salisbury NC.  1.75 acres.  Renovated in 2006 by owners Gray and Heather Stout.  For sale, $765,000, call (704) 640-7544.

1952 - 1720 Co-An-Bar Street, Rocky Mount NC.  Designed by George Harrell.  $365,000. 1 of only 2 modernist houses in Rocky Mount.  Has been available since 2008.  Not formally listed but open to inquiries.  Call realtor Nancy Liipfert, (252) 937-7000.

1953 - The McKenzie Residence, 435 10th Street, Albemarle NC.  Split level house includes maids quarters and an underground bomb shelter in the backyard.  Currently owned by Ryan and Tracy Owens.  Designed by John Ramsay.  For sale, $279,900, here.

1953 - The Wallace and Margaret Alford House, 924 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh.  Designed by engineer John D. Joslin.   Restored, including a new 6-burner gas range, other new appliances, and the original built-in indoor charcoal grill. Sold in 1956 to Grace and Hobson Gattis.  Sold in 1997 to Perry Young.  Sold in 2000 to current owners David and Allison Black.  Went on the market in July 2010, $425,000, here.

1954 - The Dr. George W. Poland House, by George Matsumoto. 502 John Jones Road in Bahama, NC.  Went on the market in 2008.  For sale, $595,000 on 23 acres (wow!) through Debra Smith and Peter Rumsey. 

1954 - The Charles Styron Residence, 920 Williamson Drive, Raleigh.  Designed by Lewis Polier.  Sold in 2004 to current owner Nikki Mercer.  Substantial 2005 renovations designed by Dail Dixon.  Rented out through May 2010.  For sale, $2.75M.  Call realtor Ed Willer, 919-412-2602.

1955 - The Jim and Kelly Brandt House, his own at 122 East Drewry Lane, Raleigh.  Built by Frank Walser.  The original roof design was gravel with a series of arches set next to each other along the length of the house.  It has been replaced with a traditional shingle roof.  For sale, $384,900, here.

1956 - The J. W. Johnson House, 113 Kathland Drive, Thomasville NC.  Designed by John Ramsay.  For sale, $290,000, here. 

1957 - The Joseph Freedland House, 328 East Renovah Circle, Wilmington. Designed by Altobellis & Associates.   3744 sf.  Perhaps the first house in that area to be built with steel beams throughout the roof structure.  Went on the market in May 2010.  For sale, $724,155, here. 

1957 - The John S. Clayton House, 1115 Sourwood Circle, Chapel Hill.  Manufactured by the National Homes Corporation.   For sale, $429,999 down from $435,000 here.  Went on the market in early 2010.

1958 - The Margie and Julius Goldstein Residence, 447 Merwick Circle, Charlotte. Architect: Al Cameron, who worked for Odell Associates but designed houses on the side.  Built for current owners.  For sale, $400,000 down from $450,000, here.

1960 - The L. Dow and Rhea Pender Jr. House, 6616 Rest Haven, Raleigh.   Designed by Carter Williams.  Secluded on 6.1 acres.  Perfect for an artist!   Includes an entire heated lower floor of studio and gallery space.  Went on the market in early 2010.  For sale, here.  $$899,000 down from 975,000.

1960 - The David and Lila Mann Residence, 1141 Lynbrook Drive, Charlotte. Deigned by Alan Ingram.  Went on the market June 2010.  For sale, $685,000,  here.

1961 - The Earle and Elaine M. Wallace House, 215 Marilyn Lane, Chapel Hill.  Architect unknown.  Sold in 1993 to Christopher S. and Denise M. Adams. Sold in 1996 to Holden Thorp.  Sold in 1999 to current owners Coalter Lathrop and Amy Santin.  For sale, $399,900, here.

1961 - The Lawrence C. and Marjorie Moore Residence, 5014 Shamrock, Raleigh.  Sold in 1967 to John and Virginia Stephenson.  Has its own fallout shelter.  Designed and built by Myrick and Associates.  For sale, $399,999.  Contact Mary Stephenson at 919-787-1881.

1961 - The William W. and Jean G. Hornig House, 3940 Starmount, Greensboro NC.  Designed by Thomas Hayes.  Went on the market August 2010. For sale, $364,900, here.

1962 - Arthur Tuttle's Anne Lee Hinsdale and Charles Edward Hinsdale House, 1405 Michaux Road, Chapel Hill.  3300 square feet. Built by Van Thomas.  Currently owned by daughter Nancy Hinsdale Poole and her husband Glenn.  For sale $599,900 down from $709,900, here.   

1962 – The Frank and Jean Anderson Jr. House, by Milton Small, 2505 York Road, Raleigh.  Bought in 2002 by William (Harry) and Marsha Whyte.  3600 square feet.  .85 acres.   Was on the market March-Nov 2009 for $794,900.  Now $699,000 down from 724,900, here. 

1963 - The Frederick B. and Bobbie T. Adams Residence, 5110 Towne and Country Road (formerly Leesville Road), Raleigh. Designed by Truman Newberry.  2.8 acres.  5592 square feet.  Concrete block construction (Adams was in the block business) with a series of skylights and courtyards. For sale, $690,000 down from $750,000, here.

1963 - The Bruce and Nancy Wardropper House, 3443 Rugby Road, Durham.  2280 square feet.  Designed by Brian Shawcroft.  Doug Janes designed the carport and has plans on hand for a bathroom renovation.  Sold in 2006 to Deborah Kargl.   Now a rental house (and available) but the owner is also open to offers to purchase.  Contact Derek Mangum, 919-682-0501 x22.

1964 - The Albert Butler Residence, 2850 Galsworthy Drive, Winston-Salem NC. The architect was Byron Simonson from Palm Beach FL. Sold in 1998 to current owners are Michael and Ramelle Pulitzer. For sale, $1.4M, 7400 sf.  Over 2 acres.  Link.

1964 - The Mitchum House, 7212 Benita Drive, Charlotte.  Designed by Aubrey Arant.  Went on the market April 2010.  For sale, $475,000, here.

·     1964 - The Leonard Asher Edwards Residence, 301 Glen Oak Drive, Goldsboro NC.  Designed by Milton Small.  Landscape design by Lewis Clarke.  Construction by Robert Helms.   For sale, $222,500, here.

1965 - 520 Inwood, Asheboro NC. Architect unknown.  For sale, $399,000, here.

1965 - The Wavely Garland Avent and Ann Avent House, 3336 Ocotea, Raleigh. Designed and built by the Avents, according to their son Tony.  Sold in 1989 to Hill Carrow. Sold in 1993 to Robert and Mary McDowell.  Sold in 2001 to current owners Harry and Martha Tueting.  For sale, $445,000 down from $499,500, here.  Was on the market during all of 2009.  Status unknown.

1966 - The Andrew Hearn Residence, 3517 Johnny Cake Lane, Charlotte.  Hearn started working on the plans for this house in 1964 and was also the contractor.   Sold in 1984 to current owners Denise and Nicholas Garbacz.  Was for sale in 2009.  Back on the market in 2010, $595,000 down from $695,000, here.

1967 - The Cliff and Lucie Wing Residence, 2722 Spencer Street, Durham.  Designed by Robert Burns.  3420 square feet.  Sold in 2007 to current owners Kristen and Dale Howard.  For sale,. $549,000, here.

1968 - The Max and Jane Isley House, 4607 Chicopee Trail, Durham.  Designed by Max Isley for his own family, later sold to current owner Allen Kelley.  On 3 acres between Duke and UNC.  For sale, $750,000 down from $900,000, here.

1969 - The Murray Whisnant Residence I, 6366 Sharon Hills Road, Charlotte.  Designed by Whisnant as his own house.  Featured in 1974 in Architectural Record.  Voted in 1989 by Charlotte architects as one of their five favorite homes.  Sold to current owners Michael and Hanna Boxer.  For sale, $525,000, here, down from $625,000.  Went on the market in early 2009. Currently being rented.

1970 - The Mark Bernstein House, 5300 Hardison Road, Charlotte NC.  Vacant for five years.  Designed by California's Lawrence Allen Bernstein, Mark’s brother, who studied with Frank Lloyd Wright.  1 acre.  Needs some work.  Down to $799,900 from $975,000, for sale here.  Went on the market in early 2009.

1970 - The McCormick House, 432 McKinnon Lane, St. Pauls NC.  2694 sf.  Designed by their nephew Warren McCormick, who was a student at NCSU at the time and is now a landscape architect in Florida.  Went on the market in early 2010.  For sale, here, $225,000.

1970 - An amazing design by Sumner Winn on 2619 Meacham Road in Chapel Hill.  12.34 acres and a pool.  Has been on the market since May of 2008.  For sale, $600,000 down from $699,000. Contact realtor Robert Grant, (919) 593-2710.

1971 - The Henry and Elizabeth Watkins House, 2520 Falls Drive, Chapel Hill.  1723 sf.  Built by Don Ward.  Architect unknown.  Sold in 2005 to Owen Franklin and Charles Cobine.  Sold in 2007 to current owners Michael and Laurie Kronenberg.   Went on the market in March 2010 for $288,000.  For sale, $259,000, here.

1974 - The G. Blake and Gail K. Alexander House, 3603 Stoneybrook, Durham. Mexican-themed Modernist designed by Sumner Winn after a "California Bicentennial" series of houses in Diamond Bar CA.  CS Witt was the builder. 5261 sf.  Sold to a second owner. Sold in 1997 to current owner Elwyn Simons.  For sale, $595,800 down from $633,000, here.

1975 - The Vladimir and Merrill Petrow Residence, 1905 Jones Ferry Road, Chapel Hill.  Built for current owners.  This is a Deck House on 28 acres!  Went on the market June 2010 for $650,000, here.

1975 - The Joseph and Marjorie Davis Vacation House, 1116 Falling Stream, on Lake Trace in Sanford NC.  Designed by Arthur Cogswell.  Gated community, not accessible to the public.  Sold in 1992 to James and Barbara Davison.  Sold in 1994 to current owners Tom and Luhan DeRemer who added the detached garage and completely renovated the house.   2300 square feet.  For sale, $505,000, here.

1977 - The Henry M. Steele Residence by Jo Ewing, 8712 Fort Macon Court, Raleigh.  Sold in 2003 to current owner Judson Bowman.  Went on the market in early 2009.  For sale, $379,900 down from $449,900, here.

1977 - The John B. and Angie S. McMillan House, designed by Terry Jackson, 2230 Woodrow Drive, Raleigh.   Went on the market January 2009 for $995,000.  Off the market in late 2009.  Back on the market in February 2010 for $949,500, here. 

1977 - The Vivian Lovell House, 104 Wolf's Trail, Chapel Hill.  Architect unknown.  Current owner Lani Cartier.  For sale, $425,000, here.

1977 - The Kathy Crook Residence, 33 Mount Bolus Road, Chapel Hill.  3310 square feet, featuring an incredible round living room with a dome skylight in the center.  She served as the general contractor.  A small addition was put on in 1995 after Hurricane Fran.  There was also renovation from a small fire.  Crook so vividly loved the outdoors and the isolation from the surrounding woods that she refused to allow a driveway, instead parking on the street and walking 50 feet of stairs and decking to reach the front door.  The house was vacant for about two years.  Sold in May 2008 to investors Arthur and Shaun Bruemmer.  Sold in April 2009 to Lisa Davis.  After an extensive renovation, plus a driveway, it's for sale, $685,000, here.

1979 - The Margie and Ron Rindfuss House, 709 East Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill.  Features a large solarium and Trombe wall, with brick floors for thermal mass.  Designed by Lucy Carol Davis.  Built for current owners.  For sale, $649,900, here.

1982 - 1326 Poplar Lane, Hillsborough NC.  A dome house, $179,900, here.  Needs a lot of work.  Has been on the market since at least 2007.

1984 - The Robert Dellinger House, 3306 Nancy Creek Road, Charlotte.  Designed by the owner, architect Bob Dellinger.  Has been sold.  On the market in June 2010.  For sale, $425,000, here.

1985 - The Aziz and Gwendolyn Sancar Residence, 506 Waterside Drive, Carrboro NC.  Designed by Lucy Carol Davis.  Part of the Spring Valley neighborhood that Davis developed with Roman Kolodji.  1820 sf.  Sold in 1993 to Frank J. Floyd and Bruce Thorn.  Sold in 200 to Neil Alexis and Catherine Belitsky.  Sold in 2006 to current owners Alvaro and Anu Gomez.  Kitchen renovated in 2007.  For sale in 2010, $332,000, here.

1985 - The Lee Rocamora and John Long Residence, aka the Shallowford Cliffs Residence, 3811 Ridgeway Drive, Pfafftown NC.  Designed by Ed Bouldin.  Decorated by Coy Carpenter.  Interior has an elevated hearth.  Won a 1990 AIANC Honor Award.  Exhibited at the NC Museum of Art from March 1992 to March 1993, "From the Ground Up:  Experiencing Architecture."  Sold in the late 1990's to current owners Elizabeth and Bob Sheretz.  Went on the market summer 2010.  For sale, $750,000, here.

1987 - The Dale and Karen Gillespie Residence, 4130 Wallingford Place, Durham.  Designed by Keith Brown.  Built by Sun Forest Construction.  3104 square feet. For sale, $325,000, here.  Went on the market in January 2010.  Current owners Todd and Allison Dimsdale.  Off the market in March. Status unknown.

1988 - The TJ Land House, 1445 Poinsett Drive, Chapel Hill.  1.5 acres.  Designed by architect TJ Land.  For sale, $500,000, here.

1989 - The Charles R. Adkins House, 1715 Faison Road, Durham.  Designed by Keith Brown.  Four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms.  4903 square feet.  Went on the market in March 2009.  For sale, $550,000 down from a recent $640,000 and an initial price of $1,050,000, here.  Under contract.

1989 - The Robert and Connie Shertz Residence, a Deck House at 7229 Blaney Bluffs Lane, Raleigh, right on Lake Wheeler.  Two acres.  Went on the market in August 2009.  For sale, $895,000 down from 925,000, here.  Virtual tour.

1990 – The Wepman House, 121 Stoney Fork Road, Asheville NC.  Architect unknown. 3860 sf.  Warehouse-style home on a trout stream.  Sold to current owners Christy and Simon Whiteley.  For sale, $298,000, here.

1990 - The Karl Mrozek Residence, 3812 Darby, Durham.  Designed and built by the owner, architect Karl Mrozek.   Went on the market early 2010.  Featured in the Summer 1993 AIA Journal.  $750,000, for sale by owner, 904-261-3332.

1990 - The Charles and Annette Kahn House, 25B Mount Bolus Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  Designed by Kahn upon his return as Dean of the Architecture School at the University of Kansas. 3.37 acres.  5500 sf. The east end of the property abuts the Bolin Creek Park and Nature Preserve.  For sale, $1,250,000, here.

1998 - 111 Eyemouth Court, Cary. Designed by Canadian architect Alain Dupuis, 4000sf, four bedrooms, 3.5 baths, .61 acres. For sale, $629,000 down from $700,000, here.  Went on the market April 2010.

1998 - The Gigi and Warren Edwards Residence, 828 Runnymede Road, Raleigh.  Designed by Frank Harmon.   For sale, 3035 sf plus 522 sf in-law suite, $785,000 down from over $1M, here.  Went on the market in early 2009. 

2001 - The Bobby and Diane Thompson Residence, 9704 Dirt Peeler Road, Raleigh, between Garner and Apex.  Commissioned 1999.  Designed by David Davenport.   Includes a go-kart track modeled on Bristol International Speedway.  On the market March 2010.  For sale, $1.95M down from $2.5M, here.

2001 - The Michael Rosenberg and Ellen Ruina Residence, 100 Vernon Hills Court, Chapel Hill.  Designed by Tony Evanko.  Sold in October 2005 to Elise A. R. and Christopher R. Bruce who did landscaping and added a pool.  For sale from 2008 to May of 2010, then went off the market.  Back on the market June 2010.  Currently $800,000, here.  Originally was over $1M.

2003 - The Joseph Rowand Residence, aka Fairmont, 4600 Old NC Hwy 86, between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill.  Designed by Phil Szostak.  This home is made for entertaining and art, including a pool and extensive gardens.  More photos here.  Went on the market in June 2010 for $3M, now $2.5M, here.

2004 - The McCowan House, 222 Tennwood Court, Durham.  This incredible house took four years from start to finish and is one of the largest Modernist homes in the Triangle. For sale, $1,700,000 (reduced from $2.4M).  Went on the market June 2008.  Call Susan Richter. 

2006 - The Catherine Powell Residence, 2522 Cornell, Charlotte.  Designed by architect W. Stanley Russell.  3647sf plus 1061sf guesthouse.  Went on the market in 2010.  For sale, $1,175,000, here.

2007 - The Dwell/Empyrean NextHouse, 2711 Redhill Lane, Hillsborough.  Gated and inaccessible to the public.  Designed by Joel Turkel when he worked for Empyrean.  A 5000 square foot, light-filled modern structure on a 13-acre lot. Went on the market September 2008.  For sale, $997,000 down from the original price of $1,599,000, here.

2008 - The Freeman Ledbetter House, aka The Ark, 1309 Martin Luther King Parkway, Durham.  Designed and built by Freeman Ledbetter.  Features passive solar design with structural insulated panels, masonry and bamboo floors, solar heated radiant floors, and a tankless water heater.  For sale, $299,900, here. 

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