Triangle Modernist Houses

Compiled by George Smart, Jr.                                                          

RICHARD LEE "DICK" RICE, AIA (1919-)

Born in Raleigh, Rice graduated from NCSU in 1941 with a BS in Architectural Engineering then served in WWII.  He worked for H. A. Underwood, Carter Williams, and Cooper and Maybin.  He left to go on his own for year, then rejoined what would now be called Cooper, Haskins, and Rice as a partner.  After Cooper's death the firm became Haskins & Rice, a partnership with Al Haskins that would last for decades.  Rice is known for many churches and schools in the area, One and Two Hannover Square, and the 1989 renovation of Memorial Auditorium.

Al Haskins' background in engineering, contracts knowledge of construction and materials, and building codes complemented Dick Rice’s love of design.

1950 - His own house at 1525 Canterbury Road, Raleigh. 



1953 - The Dr. Ellen B. Winston house, 1712 Picadilly Lane, Raleigh.  Sold in 1984 to Melanie Mudge. 
Sold in 1999 to current owners Danal and Marcia Blesis.  Now a rental house.  At some point the house was renovated (top photo) from its original state (bottom photo).

1954 - The Robert L. and Mary S. Phillips House, 3208 Birnamwood, Raleigh. 
Sold in 1968 to current owner Alonzo T. Adams.

The John Hunter House, Birnamwood, Raleigh.
Other traditional houses that Haskins and Rice did in Raleigh include:

Dr. & Mrs. D. B. Anderson, Mr. & Mrs. L. Y. Ballentine, Mr. & Mrs. Pembroke Baker, Mr. & Mrs. B. O. Betts, Mr. & Mrs.  J. Melville Broughton, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Bryan, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Cummings, Mr. & Mrs. James A. Davidson, Mr. & Mrs. Grover Dillon, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. G. L. Firth, Mr. & Mrs. Fred M. Haig, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hanley (off Fairview Road), Colonel & Mrs. John W. Harrelson, Mr. & Mrs. Rochelle Johnson, Mr. & Mrs. Earl T. Jones, Mr. & Mrs. Albert L. Levine, Dr. & Mrs. L. Carl Liles, Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Mangum, Mr. & Mrs. M. G. Mann, Mr. & Mrs. George Y. Ragsdale, Dr. & Mrs. L. Gordon Sinclair, Dr. & Mrs. W. T. Ward, Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Weatherspoon, Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Winston, Dr. & Mrs. Sanford Winston, Mr. & Mrs. Marion Wyatt, Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Wyatt, Ms. Julia Coke (St. Mary's Street and Fairview area)

Mr. & Mrs. Dillon Kalkhurst - modern renovation to 1925 home at 930 Cowper Drive, Raleigh.

Sources:  Dick Rice, History of The North Carolina Chapter of the AIA 1913-1998:  An Architectural Heritage
by C. David Jackson and Charlotte V. Brown.