Grimsley Hobbs - Triangle Modernist Houses - America's Largest Archive of Residential Modernist Design

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GRIMSLEY T. HOBBS, AIA (1946-)

Hobbs grew up Chapel Hill and lived in the famous Gimghoul Castle a few years while his father was studying at Duke. His family then moved to Indiana where they lived in an old grist mill. Hobbs returned to NC and graduated with a BA in History from UNC-Chapel HIll in 1973 and a MA in Architecture from NCSU in 1979. He interned with Henry Flynn and Associates in Goldsboro. When Gary Partin and Hobbs left Flynn in 1982, he was in business as Partin-Hobbs in Goldsboro until it closed in 2005. He is now principal at Hobbs Architects of Pittsboro with son Taylor.

2008 - His own house, 200 Terrells Trace, Pittsboro NC. 2300 square feet on seven acres. Built by AnchorageBuildingCorp.

2008 - The Taylor Hobbs House, Terrells Trace, Pittsboro NC. Just up the hill from the house above. Built by Taylor Hobbs and Sterling.

2011 - New house, 6 miles south of Pittsboro NC.
Built by Anchorage Building Company. Under construction.

2013 - House for an Artist, Chatham County NC.