Triangle Modernist Houses

Compiled by George Smart, Jr.                                                          

MACON STROTHER SMITH, FAIA

Smith graduated with honors in 1941 from NCSU.  After serving in the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander, he joined Cooper and Schumaker in Raleigh for three months before leaving for Carter Williams' firm. 

Smith and Williams practiced architecture together for several decades and planned over 600 buildings.  As VP of the firm, his designs included Bostian Hall and the School of Design's Kamphoefner Hall at NC State University (with George Matsumoto) the NC State Highway Department Building Addition, the Raleigh City Hall Complex, and the NC Library & Archives Building.  He was president of AIANC in 1966.

Smith retired from architecture in 1995.  He served on countless AIA boards and committees and won both the 2001 Deitrick Medal and the 2006 F. Carter Williams Gold Medal, the highest honors presented by AIANC.  Smith was architect and construction manager converting William Deitrick's famous "Water Tower" to the AIANC office.

1947 - Smith designed this house for the Tribou while working for Cooper and Shumaker.  2612 Churchill Road in Raleigh.   Current owner Carolyn Linda Silber. 

About 1951 - Smith designed a home for his family at 1324 Mayfair, Raleigh.  Cost about $17000 with only a handshake for a contract.  Built by Sherman Yeargan.  Smith lived there about 14 years.  Sold to a couple at NCSU.  Sold to Kathleen Nelson.  Sold to Rob and Sharon Smart in 1986.  Sold in 2001 to current owner Paul Leone.

1957 - The Carl Mims House, 410 Pasquotank Drive, Raleigh. 4 acres.  Mims still lives there.

1960 - The Helen Kelly House, 3207 Darien Drive, Raleigh.  Kelly still lives there.

1962 - 2109 Coley Forest Place, Raleigh.  Designed for John and Martha Adams.  Bought by William and Elizabeth Dowling in 1970. Bought by Claude McKinney, Dean of the NCSU School of Design, in 1973.  

1968 - The Macon and Jeannette Smith Residence, 3721 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh, where they still live.

1980 - The Burrows T. Lundy Jr. Residence, Clinton NC.  Lundy was President of Lundy Packing Company.  The house was started but never completed.  

Early 1980's - The Fetterman Residence.  Lundy's  sister Annabelle and her husband, Lewis "Lew" Fetterman, built this house.  Lewis Fetterman served as President and GM manager from 1980 to 1987 when Annabelle took over as Chairman and CEO.     In 2000, the Lundy Packing Company was sold to Premium Standard Farms.

The Sherman and Helen Yeargan House, 7777 White Oak Road, Garner.  41 acres.  This was one of the first houses in the area to be completely handicapped accessible.

The Lake House, owned by Betty and Gray Hutchinson, Lake Gaston NC.  Smith considers this one of his best works.