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JOSEPH DILL (JOE) RIVERS (1900-1978) Joe Rivers was born in James Island SC. He graduated with a BS in Architecture from both Clemson (1920) and Cornell (1922). He was a partner in Breeze and Rivers from 1927 to 1940 then was a partner at Durham's George Watts Carr Associates from 1945-1962. He worked on many large military projects at Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point, carving massive bases out of swamps. Much of the work was accomplished onsite with drafting tables in barracks. He retired to Morehead City. If you have a photo, please email. |
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1949 - His own house at 403 Carolina Circle, Durham, originally next door to George Watts Carr's son Robert Carr. According to Edgar Carr [Robert Carr's son and Joe Rivers' godson], Joe Rivers and his wife Sneed built this house on a very modest budget. Sold to Lillian E. Bittle in 1961. Sold to Andrea H. and Robert H. Bittle in 1988. Sold to Miriam Ellen Sander in 1992. Sold in 2005 to Josh and Sarah Cohen. Sold in 2009 to Paul E. Dunlap. The Rivers house consisted of an entry hall, a combination living/dining area with a sloped wood roof deck ceiling, a southern exposure through a large plate glass window sloped outward below overhang to avoid direct sun, a split level to accommodate two bedrooms above a work shop garage, and a kitchen adjacent to dining. Photos by Josh Cohen. |
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