The 1960 Owen and Dorothy Smith Residence, designed by architect Owen Smith, is 5,000 square feet.  It was one of Raleigh's largest Modernist houses of the mid-century era.  Smith used the basement for years as an architectural office with a staff of six.  Smith and his family have owned it for over 50 years.  Beautifully maintained, the house will be going on the market later in 2013.

Owen Smith was the longest practicing architect in North Carolina until he died earlier this year.  Smith was born in Benson.  After high school, he got a degree in Architectural Engineering from NC State in 1938. During World War II, he supervised the construction of military facilities until his entry in the U. S. Navy. He worked for Thomas Cooper, William Deitrick, Ross Shumaker, and Eric Flanagan Sr. before opening up his own practice in 1946.