Triangle Modernist Houses

Compiled by George Smart, Jr.                                                          

DON STEWART (1926-)

Stewart got his BA in Architecture at Miami of Ohio in 1952 and a MA of Regional Planning at UNC-Chapel HIll shortly thereafter.  He went to work for Jim Webb as a partner in City Planning and Architecture Associates.  In 1958 Bob Anderson joined as a partner.  Webb left the firm around 1963. 

The old Chapel HIll Public Library, designed by Stewart in association with Brian Shawcroft, was  put under easement to Preservation North Carolina so it won't ever be torn down.  Chapel Hill City Council member Sally Greene, herself a modernist homeowner, headed this successful preservation effort.

1957 - The Kai and Mary Jurgenson House, 410 Whitehead Circle, Chapel Hill.  Sold to David Walker.  Sold to Dinitia Hutcheson.  Sold to Jeffrey Tucker.  Sold to current owners James and Paula Wald. 

1957 - Built for current owners John and Nina Sessions, 700 Morgan Creek Road, Chapel Hill. 

1960 - The Bowers-Nelson House, 903 Coker Drive, Chapel Hill.  Built for Dr. and Mrs. Norman Bowers.  In 1965 it was sold to Robert Nelson.  Currently owned by Robert Ferrier.

1961 - The Alan and Sylvia Kerckhoff Residence, 1511 Pinecrest, Durham.  Built for the current owners.

The Robert and Ruth Mace House, 222 Hillcrest Circle, Chapel Hill. 

1968 - The Bob Anderson House, 601 Brookview Drive, Chapel Hill.  Stewart designed this dramatic house on 1.5 acres for his partner at CPAA.  Sold to Bill and Bitty Holton in the 1980s.