Category: historic preservation
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Charlotte’s Oldest Modern House Saved From Demolition
Triangle Modernist Houses, Modern Charlotte Realty find a buyer by deadline. July 22, 2011 (Charlotte, NC) – The 1956 Lassiter House, the oldest mid-century modernist house in Charlotte that was threatened with demolition if it didn’t sell by June of this year, has been sold to new owners and will be renovated. Gail Jodon of…
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Kenneth Hobgood Architects Renovates, Enlarges A Classic Fifties Modern House
Sensitive phased project respects the architectural integrity of the original residence. July 13, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Kenneth E. Hobgood Architects in Raleigh recently completed the renovation phase of an exemplary, mid-century modern house in Durham and is about to begin construction on phase two: a 1200-square-foot addition that will honor, without imitating, the original…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Hosts Tour of 1959 Carter Williams House
“Blue Haven” will be open to the public for one day. July 6, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — The 1959 Carter Williams House Tour, designed by prolific Raleigh architect F. Carter Williams, FAIA, for his family, with landscape design by Dick Bell, FASLA, will be open for public touring on Saturday, July 23, from 10 a.m.…
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Triangle Modernist Houses’ Founder Addresses NCSU Class
George Smart will present talk, house tour for College of Design Students July 4, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – George Smart, founder and director of the award-winning non-profit organization Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), will be a guest lecturer for a summer class in the NC State University College of Design on July 5th. On July 6th,…
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George Smart Receives 2011 Preservation Durham Advocacy Award
Triangle Modernist Houses’ founder and director praised at awards ceremony. June 20, 2011 (Durham, NC) — George Smart, founder and director of Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), a non-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving and promoting modernist residential design, is a 2011 recipient of Preservation Durham’s Advocacy Award for individual effort. The 2011 Preservation Awards were…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Takes Its Message To Real Estate Agents
Founder George Smart Addresses the Durham Regional Association of Realtors. June 8, 2011 (Durham, NC) — George Smart, founder and director of the award-winning non-profit Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), will present “Mayberry Modernism: North Carolina’s Modernist Legacy” to a meeting of the Durham Regional Association of REALTORS® on Thursday, June 23, at 2 p.m. “Mayberry…
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Oak Alley: “Gone With The Wind” That You Can Rent
By Frank Harmon, FAIA I went to see Oak Alley plantation in St James Parish, Louisiana, because of its shadows. An architect friend told me that the pattern of light and shade cast by its double row of 300-year-old live oak trees was unforgettable. The Mississippi River flows past one end of the alley of…
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Triangle Modernist Houses.com Debunks Modernist Houses Myths
Founder/director George Smart counters “flat-roof” prejudice. May 12, 2011 (Durham, NC) – George Smart of Durham, NC, has spent the past four years working to document, preserve, and promote Modernist residential design through his award-winning website Triangle Modernist Houses.com. Modernist residential design typically features open plans, extensive use of glass to blur the line between…
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NC’s Pioneering Black Architects Get National Attention
Recent Past Preservation Network features notable North Carolina heroes. May 4, 2011 (Durham, NC) – The Recent Past Preservation Network (RPPN), a national organization preserving historic buildings and sites from the last 50 years, featured Triangle Modernist Houses.com’s recent series on early NC black architects. The feature covers a five-page spread in the Spring 2011…
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North Regional Library Hosts “Mayberry Modernism”
Triangle Modernist Houses’ George Smart will discuss NC’s modernist legacy. April 25, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — George Smart, founder and director of the award-winning non-profit Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), will present his signature talk “Mayberry Modernism: North Carolina’s Modernist Legacy” at the North Regional Library, 7009 Harps Mill Road in Raleigh on Wednesday, May…
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