While
Loewenstein's residential
portfolio was primarily Modernist, he did a number of
traditional houses. They are listed by year at the bottom
of this page.
Late 1930's - Five houses in
Highland Park IL. No photos or addresses. Do you know
where they are?
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Late 1940's - The Edith Pipkin
Cottage, aka Pink Perfection, Ocean
Boulevard, Southern Shores NC. Edith Pipkin
was secretary of the Cone Mills. According to Outer Banks
historian Marimar McNaughton, Pipkin's great-nephew Ashmead
Pringle
Pipkin owns the house now.
1951 -
The Martha and Wilbur Lee (Bo) Carter, Jr. Residence,
1012 Country Club Drive, Greensboro NC. This is the first
Modernist house in the area. Loewenstein
incorporated passive solar heating in the "solar cell" room on
the south side. The room originally had a glass roof, sheltered in summer by two
mature trees. In winter, without leaves on the trees, the sun
could warm the room. A few years after construction, the trees died and were removed. The room got much too hot without
the trees so the glass roof was replaced with a conventional roof.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Won an AIANC design award in 1950-51. Featured in Architectural Record 1952-53. Current
owners are Daniel and Kathy Craft. Bottom photo by Leilani Carter.
1951 - The A. M.
and Ruth Fleishman Residence,
2614 Morganton Road, Fayetteville NC.
As of 2011 owned by Dara and Stefani Wolff.
Jim Brandt was
the draftsman. Built by Ed Rynick. Photos by
Jim Brandt.
1952
- The J. G. White House,
1106 Glenwick Lane, High Point NC.
As f 2011 still owned by J.G.
White.
1953 - The Eleanor and Marion Bertling Residence,
2312 Princess Ann Street, Greensboro NC. Atypical of the times, almost three dozen
neighbors signed a petition of support for the construction of a Modernist dwelling, flying in the face of the unwritten restrictions from the planning and zoning department
to prohibit such designs in the Kirkwood neighborhood. Sold to Elaine and John Hammer. Photos by
Nicole Alvarez.
1953 - The JoAnne Spangler Residence,
444 Downing Drive, Danville VA. The 1700-square foot, one-story home perches on the hillside and a large exterior deck floats above the creek, suspending deck-sitters in the midst of trees. Porter Aichele and Fritz Janschka
purchased the house from the Spangler estate in 2006.
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1954 -
The Edward and Frances Loewenstein House,
2104 Granville Road, Greensboro. Featured in the New York Times Magazine, June
1955. Has a separate carport / apartment, bottom photo.
Located on three acres.
As of 2011 owned by Jane Levy, Loewenstein's daughter, and her husband Dick. The amazing living room fireplace is built
into a window.
1954 - The Maurice and Dorothy Fleishman House,
1501 Raeford Road,
Fayetteville NC. Attributed to Loewenstein. Sold to
Raymond E. Nicholson. Destroyed in 2009.
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1954 - The Libbie and Clarence Cone
House,
910 Sunset Drive, Greensboro.
4900 sf. Destroyed.
Unsure if this was a Modernist house or not. Two new
large houses, shown above, were built on the site around 2005.
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1955 - The Eden and
Lawrence Cohen House,
1002 Dover Road, Greensboro.
As of 2011 owned by Albert Jacobson.
1955 - The Elreta
and Girardeau Alexander House, Randleman Road, Greensboro.
On February 12, 1962, Girardeau and 10 other black citizens of
Greensboro filed a historic suit against two new hospitals of
that Black Negro physicians and dentists from the staffs of the
hospitals and the exclusion of Negro patients either from
admission or admission on the same basis as whites was in
violation of constitutional rights. The Alexanders divorced
and Elreta Alexander-Ralston became the first black woman in the
nation elected to the bench in 1968. In 1947, she was the
first black woman licensed as a lawyer in North Carolina.
1955 - The Faye
and French P. Wise House,
3700 Holts Chapel Road, Greensboro.
Sold in 2000 to Amy A Reynolds.
1955 - The Martha
and Ceasar Cone House,
506 West Cornwallis Drive, Greensboro.
Destroyed. Loewenstein's daughter Jane Loewenstein
Levy recalls that Cone was the only client her father argued
with, especially over the cost of air
conditioning the Modernist mansion Loewenstein designed
for him. Cone fired and then rehired Loewenstein.
The mansion was demolished around
1994 for a cul-de-sac neighborhood, shown above.
1955 - The Ann and Lloyd P. Tate
Residence (destroyed around 1989 for Long Leaf Country Club), Midland Road, Southern
Pines NC.
Landscape architecture by
Lewis Clarke.
Thomas Hayes worked for Loewenstein and went
to Southern Pines to oversee construction. No specific address.
Do
you have one?
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1956 - The Sidney J. and Katherine (Kay) Stern Residence,
1804 Nottingham Road,
Greensboro. As of 2011 still owned by Katherine Stern. Interiors by Sarah Kelly.
1956 - The Nancy and
Stephen Upson House,
2013 Lafayette Avenue,
Greensboro.
As of 8/13/10, under review. The house may not have
belonged to the Upsons or designed by Loewenstein.
1958 - The Francis
and Irvin Squires Residence,
2207 North Elm Street,
Greensboro NC. Loewenstein
taught an innovative architectural design course at NC Woman's College (now UNC-Greensboro). Twenty-three
female students designed a house, oversaw its
construction, and decorated the resulting structure, dubbed
the "Commencement House" by the University's public
relations office.
The Greensboro Daily News proclaimed the house "as
modern as tomorrow," hailing the women who designed it as
pioneers, reporting that "they are the first pupils outside
the schools of architecture to attempt the complete
designing and building of a house." At its May 1958 dedication, covered by the
newspaper
and broadcast on WUNC-TV, North Carolina First Lady Mrs.
Luther Hodges, herself an alumna of Woman's College, cut the
ribbon on the house. Written up in the November 1958 edition of McCall's
Magazine (above). Contractor: Eugene Gulledge
(Superior Contracting Company of Greensboro). B/W photos
from UNCG
Walter Jackson Library, Department of Special Collections. Recent photos by Charles Brummitt.
Developer John Stratton
purchased the house as part of a larger redevelopment.
Although the house had deteriorated to the point where it could
not economically be recovered, neighbors organized to save it.
In January 2010, after several
public
hearings, the house is slated for demolition.
1959 - The Marion
and Kenneth P. Hinsdale House,
612 Rockford Road,
Greensboro NC. Also known as the 1959 Commencement House.
Built for $24,000, the UNCG students divided the small,
family-oriented, one story house into public and private zones,
orienting the public but cozy dining room and theatrical living
room out a large expanse of glass wall toward the wooded lot and
a lake view. There are three bedrooms and two and one-half
baths, including a large
master suite. The house was featured in the magazine
Living for Young Homemakers. Walter J. Moran was the interior designer. Contractor: Eugene Gulledge
of Superior Contracting Company. Sold to Randy McManus who
did a restoration. Photos by Nicole Alvarez.
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1959 - The Evelyn and John Hyman House,
608 Kimberly Drive,
Greensboro. Addition, top left, in the 1980's.
Sold to Lisa Tannenbaum. Sold in 2006 to Fred Lopp.
As of 2011 owned by Equity Resource Partners IV LLC.
1960 - The Virginia F. and Dallas Bright House,
6812 West
Friendly Avenue, Greensboro. A traditional ranch
house. The address is now Stage Coach Trail. The
Brights sold to the NC DOT in 1999 who built a road that bisected the original lot. Has been sold again.
1960
- The Susan and Ogburn F. Stafford, Sr., House,
4227 Wayne Road, Guilford, NC.
Commissioned 1954.
As of 2011 owned by Susan and
Robert Hodson.
1961 - The Bob Pennfield White
Residence,
1244 Sam Lions Trail, Martinsville VA. Built on a cliff. They spent three years looking at plan
books for a special "California-style" house. Loewenstein
designed an original house core; Bill Gilbert of Stanley Bowles
Corporation designed the rest. Built by Earl Helms, later Stanley
Clark.
1962 - The Joanne and Wayne Davis House,
5925 Westdale Acres Drive,
Guilford NC.
Commissioned 1959. As of 2011 stll owned byt Joanne and
Wayne Davis.
1962 - The
Alf Hollar House, aka the Horizon House,
1807 Brookcliff Drive, Greensboro
NC, part of
a competition sponsored locally by Carolina Quality Block
Construction. Originally owned by Superior Construction
Corporation who was also the builder. They sold it to Hollar. Addition by Clinton Gravely in the 1970's.
And of 2011 owned by Travis and Louise Hicks. Color photos by Mark Meagher.
1962 -
The
Leah and A. Jack Tannenbaum House,
2904 Wynnewood Drive,
Greensboro. Features a large curved fireplace, exposed timber
ceiling, and a courtyard. Renovations in 1975. As
of 2011 by their daughter, Jean. Clinton Gravely and
Frank Harmon were project architects.
1964 - The M. Celeste Ulrich House,
5808 Queen Alice Road,
Greensboro. According to Celeste Ulrich, Loewenstein
did a few sketches but the house was never built.
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1964 - The Ellen and Edgar Marks House,
210 Kemp Road East,
Greensboro.
1964 - The Richard and Joan Steele Residence,
601 Woodland Drive, Greensboro NC.
As of 2011 owned by William and Elizabeth Blackwell.
Top photo by Leilani Carter.
1965 -
The Herbert L. Smith and Nancy Downs Smith House,
3307 Gaston Road,
Greensboro NC.
Also known as the 1965 Commencement House. Nancy Downs, hostess for the WUNC-TV
show "Potpourri," had covered the 1958 Commencement House and had
her eyes on being the next Commencement House client. Student
Polly Colville designed a dramatic 17-foot high window wall in the
entrance hall, a second-floor deck above a terrace overlooking the
golf course at the rear of the lot. Sold in 1986,.
The property went into foreclosure in 2009 and sold to Alan Bacot and Christine Cotton. 1.5
acres, 3878 square feet.
1965 -
The L-shaped James and Anne Willis House,
707 Blair Street, Greensboro
NC. Threatened with teardown when
Sara and Tom Sears
stepped in to buy the house.
1965 -
The David M. Parmelee House,
429 East Hendrix Street, Greensboro.
We have been unable to locate this house; it may be destroyed.
Do you know?
1967 - The Mark and Willie Snow Ethridge
Residence,
1444 Center Grove Church Road, Moncure NC. As of 2011 owned by Joyce and
Fred Sparling.
1967
- The Florence and Albert Jacobson House,
3607 Henderson Road,
Greensboro. This was from a plan book; Loewenstein did
modifications. As of 2011 owned by Christine
Stone.
These are some of the traditional
homes that Loewenstein designed.
1951
- The Adele and M. Lewis Rosenberg House,
3300 Starmount Drive, Greensboro.
As of 2011 owned by Clara Mae Lupton
1952
- The Barbara and Harvey Colchamiro House,
106 Knollwood Drive, Greensboro.
Sold in
2002 to John and Lori Wilson.
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1952 - The Charles
D. Orth III House, corner of Dover Road at Hammel Road, Greensboro.
Commissioned 1950. Has been
extensively renovated.
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1954 - The Addie and John R. Miller
House,
1904 Lafayette Avenue, Greensboro.
1954 - The Mildred and
E. Ray Bond House,
1214 Westridge Road, Greensboro.
Unsure if this is the original house footprint; it appears to
have an addition.
1954 - The Oscar and
Juliet Burnett House,
1908-1910 Lafayette Avenue, Greensboro.
Destroyed approximately 2005 - now an open lot.
1959 -
102 Elmwood Terrace, Greensboro.
It had been empty for 8 years and was close to being destroyed when
David Kratt bought it and did massive renovations between 1995 and
1999. Sold in 2002. Sold in
2007 to Myron and Sklyer
Bass. For sale in 2011.
1954 - The William A.
(Bill) Stern House,
114 Wedgedale Avenue, Greensboro.
As of 2011 owned by Douglas and Shannon Childs.
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1955 - The Alsia and
Archie B. Joyner House,
1805 Nottingham Road, Greensboro. As of 2011 owned by Thomas Storrs.
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1955 - The Doris and W. C. Boren III
House,
1912 Lafayette Avenue, Greensboro.
1956
- The Herman L. and Edyth Davidson Residence,
3932 Starmount Drive,
Greensboro. A bit modern from the outside. Inside, quite
traditional. As of 2011 owned by Douglas and Tamera Slade.
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1956 -
The Isabel and Sydney Cone, Jr. House,
306 Rockford Road,
Greensboro. As of 2011 owned by Paul and Mary Livingston.
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1957
- The Emma and Victor Bates House,
3910 Starmount Drive,
Greensboro. As of 2011 owned by William Chester.
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1957 - The Robert and Bettie Chandgie House,
401 Kimberly,
Greensboro. Renovated in 1985.
As of 2011 still owned by the Chandgies.
1965 -
2930 Ormond Drive, Winston-Salem NC. The original
owners moved out and it was sold around 2000. As of 2011
owned by Susan Alvers and Ralph Rice. Was for sale in
2010.
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1965 -
The Joan and Herbert S. Falk, Jr., House,
2204 Marston Road,
Greensboro. Commissioned 1964. Sold in 2005 to Ryan and Lindsay Jones.
1968
- The Barbara and Maurice Fishman House,
204 Kemp Road East,
Greensboro.
Sold to Barbara Lavietes. As of 2011 owned by Kelli Ingram.
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