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J. AUBREY KIRBY (1932-) Kirby was
born in Charlotte. Both parents had serious illnesses during
his early childhood and he was sent to live with various family
members, with the staff of the Alexander Schools in Union Mills NC,
then finally the Winston-Salem City Orphanage.
He played football for the home's "Fighting Methodists." An injury
in a game resulted in him losing a kidney. Because of the lost
kidney, Kirby was unable to serve in the Korean War. Instead, he
attended
High Point College
on a full scholarship after graduating from Reynolds High School in
1950. He married Nancy, who he met previously at a freshman college mixer, in 1952. He worked for Voorhees and Everhart then Dupont. He attended the NCSU School of Design from 1953 to 1957, interning with Haskins and Rice and also with Leif Valand, Terry Waugh, Holloway and Reeves, McKimmon and Edwards (June 1954 to Sept 1955), and William Moore Weber. His fifth year finished up at Oklahoma State University with a Bachelors in Architecture. After graduation, Kirby worked for Lashmit James Brown Pollock from 1958 until 1962, with Fred W. Butner, Jr. 1962 until November 1964 when he opened up his own firm. Kirby patented the word "solarchitecture" and received the Governor's Energy Achievement Award for work in solar engineering. He designed over 80 church or church-related buildings in North Carolina. |
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1956 - The C. Russell Goodwin Residence, 4601 Joyner, Raleigh. Commissioned 1955. It was his first project moonlighting while in the NCSU School of Design. Sold by the Goodwin heirs to Old Stage LLC in 2001. Sold in 2003 to current owners William and Christine Camp.
1964 - The J. Aubrey and Nancy Kirby House I, 1110 Yorkshire Road, Winston-Salem. A traditional house designed to be marketable, just in case his newly-formed architecture firm didn't make it. Not to worry, however, because Kirby was very successful and built himself a much larger house in 1971, below. Has been sold several times.
1971 - The J. Aubrey and Nancy Kirby House II, 460 Archer Road, Winston-Salem NC. Commissioned 1970. Kirby turned a portion of the house into an office, 454 Archer with its own entrance and address. For sale in 2012
1978 - Solarchitecture I, aka the Kirby Architecture offices, 234 South Broad Street, Winston-Salem. The firm stayed there for 20 years before moving into his house on Archer Road. Current owner is Barbara Castleman.
1979 - The Solarchitecture II House, aka The Pine Hall Brick and Pipe House, 1012 Shaker Court, Winston-Salem. 2100 sf. Includes an atrium. This was a demonstration house featuring a trombewall, a solarpanel constructed of glass and brick that captures solar energy and stores it for later use. It was the first passive solar-heated home in the area. Construction by E. Jack Reich and Sons. Sold in 1980 to Lee Tesh, who was the sales manager for Pine Hall. Sold several more times. Current owners are Robert and Joem Henning.
1983 - The Marbry and Judith
Hopkins Residence,
313 Susanna Drive, Kernersville NC.
Includes a 40' x 40' courtyard with a pool. 3000 sf.
1983 - The Dr. and Mrs.
Tucker House, aka Courtyard House,
1984 - The Wallace House, Flint Hill Road, East Bend NC. 10000 sf on 80 acres. Includes three floors with a scientific lab for the owner, a chemist. Commissioned 1984. |
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