Triangle Modernist Houses

Compiled by George Smart, Jr.                                                          

EDWARD WALTER "TERRY" WAUGH (1913-1966)

Architect Terry Waugh was a South African native who studied at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MA in 1938.  He came to the US in 1942 and worked as an engineer for Hughes Tool Company.  He got a fellowship to the Cranbrook Academy of Art and studied there under Eero Saarinen.  He also taught there.  After teaching at the University of Kansas and private practice in Kansas City (Runnells, Clark, Waugh and Matsumoto), he moved to teach at the University of Oklahoma.  In 1948, Henry Kamphoefner, head of Oklahoma's architecture program, was appointed first dean of the School of Design at North Carolina State University and recruited Waugh, Matsumoto, and several other faculty and students. For a brief time in Raleigh Waugh was partners with Raymond Sawyer with an office on Hillsborough Street.  In 1957 he became permanent campus planner for NCSU. 

In 1961, in conjunction with Holloway and Reeves, he designed Harrelson Hall (left) at NCSU, the first cylindrical classroom structure ever built on a university campus. It has a 206 foot diameter and provides an unusual focal point for the university plaza--a brick-paved courtyard reminiscent of St. Mark's Square in Venice. As of January 2008, NCSU announced the demolition of Harrelson sometime in the next 10 years, citing its lack of ADA-accessible features.

From 1963-1965, he was Chief Architect for the Agricultural University of Peru.  In Raleigh and elsewhere, Waugh designed dozens of school and university buildings.  He taught intermittently at the NCSU School of Design. As Edward Waugh Associates, he designed many houses, mostly in Chapel Hill. 

Left, Waugh with George Matsumoto and Joy West, a talented artist, married to Clifford West. Picture taken in 1945 at a party celebrating their winning the Chicago Herald American International City Plan Competition Grand Prize of $11,000. Waugh was partners at that time with Matsumoto and David Geer.

Waugh was also a painter. At left is a 1965 impressionist portrait of his daughter Stella, now in the collection of Bill Robertson of Raleigh.

1951 - Waugh's own house at 3211 Churchill Road, Raleigh.  Bought in 1983 by Charles and Sherri Grantham. 
Bought in 1992 by current owner Carolyn Elliott.

About 1953 - The Nathan and Margaret Richardson Womack Residence, Whitfield Road, Chapel Hill. 
An eight room house with a great view. 

1952 - The William and Bea Fleming House, 406 Morgan Creek Road, Chapel Hill.  Roland Giduz took the left picture in 1954, Barbara Wishy the right in 2003.  Sold to Robert Shreve in 1991.  Sold to current owners Sally Greene and Paul Jones in 1997.

1953 - The Colin G. "Tim" and Shirley Thomas House, lived in now by daughter Barbara Thomas and her husband Patrick Mortell.   408 Morgan Creek Road, Chapel Hill.  Black and white photos by Roland Giduz.

About 1954 - The Paul and Anne Bunce Residence, 970 Fairfield Road in Chapel Hill. 
On 23 acres.  Currently occupied by his son, Greg.

1954 - The Kerr L. White Residence, 603 Morgan Creek Road, Chapel Hill.  Sold to Fred Mays.  Sold in 1968 to current owner Richard Soloway. 2000 square feet. 

1957 - The Thomas and Ann Barnett House, 514 Morgan Creek Road, Chapel Hill.  Recently bought and completely renovated by Felix and Marianne Muhlebach, including the kitchen and a new balcony off the master bedroom overlooking the back yard.   A two-car, separate garage (above) was added in the same architectural style in the 1980's.

1959 - The Uyanick/Eichenberger/Anderson House, 3516 Andrews Lane, Raleigh.  Designed for the Uyanick family who owned it through 1995.  Now owned by Kurt Eichenberger and Donna Anderson.   Photo by Sally Greene.

1959 - The Bill and Chicita Culberson House -- "Villa Pinea".  George King Road in Durham, overlooking a pond on 12 acres.  Both botanists, they will be giving the house and property to the Botanical Garden Foundation, Inc., a
non-profit membership support organization of the North Carolina Botanical Garden at UNC-Chapel Hill. Built by Charlie Parker.  Two greenhouses were added in the late 70's/early 80's.  The Culbersons chose Waugh by wandering around Morgan Creek and asking owners of the most interesting houses who was their architect.  Pictures by Sally Greene and George Smart.

1961 - The Daniel Franklin Milam Residence, 511 Morgan Creek Road, Chapel Hill. 
Now owned by his daughter, Louise Creed.  Newer photos by his grandaughter, Lisa Creed.

410 Morgan Creek Road, Chapel Hill, currently owned by Maeda Galinsky.   No photo.  Do you have one?

Thomas Farmer Residence, 1304 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill.  No photo.  Do you have one?

About 1961 – The Charles and Dorothy Jenner Residence, 1901 South Lakeshore Drive, on Eastwood Lake in Chapel Hill.  Mrs. Jenner died in 1995 and her daughter and current owner Kathy Higginbotham inherited the house.