Triangle Modernist Houses

Compiled by George Smart, Jr.                                                          

MISCELLANEOUS / KITS / UNKNOWN

1954 -The John R. and Martha Adams Residence, 2336 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh.  The Adams sold in 1963 to William and Dorothy Simonds.  Mrs. Simonds sold it in 1970 to John and Sheila Nader.  They sold in 2007 to their daughter, Mary Nader, and her husband Louis Gerics.   Architect unknown.

About 1955 - The Harry Macklin House, 112 Noble Street, Chapel Hill.  Architect unknown.  Probably built from mail order plans. Sold to Eleanor and Jerome Seng.  Sold to current owners John and Rita O'Sullivan.

1960 - 40 Beverly Drive, Durham, the Stewart and Jane Alexander Jr. House.  Alexander was a local car dealer with a showroom on Main Street.  The architect of this house is unknown.  TMH's best guess, if it is not kit, is Yancey Milburn as his firm designed  the Alexander family's car dealership, above right.

The house was built by Jane Alexander's brother from Tennessee. This ranch brick house has a 2-story center block, slab floor, a flat roof, a recessed entrance, and a 1-story left side wing.   Sold in 2000 to and renovated by current owners Douglas "Casey" Herbert and Kathleen Bennett.   Alterations include replacement casement windows and a latticework brick wall that screens the original carport at the left side.  Carrboro architect Giles Blunden designed these renovations. 

1961 - The Thom Collins House, 1920 South Lakeshore Drive, Chapel Hill.  Architect unknown.  The original clients never occupied it.  The first occupants were Thom and Beulah Collins.  Sold to current owner Chad and Jennifer McGlone.

1967 – 3113 Birnamwood, Raleigh.  This was a kit home built by Jerry and Janice Warren in 1965.  Sold to current owners Richard and Edith Sylla in 1971. 

1969 - The Robert Byrd House, 404 N. Elliott Road, Chapel Hill.  Built from mail order plans by JP Goforth of Security Building Company. Sold to Patricia Bryan.  Sold to Stephen Huddart.  Sold to current owner Lisa Tust.

1970 - The Henry and Carol Miller House, 1301 Arboretum Drive, Chapel Hill. 
This is a Deck House.  Sold to Johnny Randall in 1999.

1920 South Lakeshore Drive, Chapel Hill.  The Buella Collins Residence.  Architect unknown.  Owner Chadd McGlone.

2009 South Lakeshore Drive, Chapel Hill.  The Bill and Erika Terry House.  Architect unknown.

2017 South Lakeshore Drive, Chapel Hill.  Built in the mid 1970's.  Architect unknown.  Current owner Joel and Myrna Schwartz.

1957 - The Gregory Adams Kimble Residence, 2513 Wrightwood Avenue, Durham.  Architect unknown.  Built by James (Jimmy) Heizer of Heizer Construction.    Sold in 1968 to Stanley Appel, who was chairman of the Neurology at Duke. Bought by Bryan and Vicki Koon in July 1977.