MODERNIST

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Built in 1949 by/for Lonas and Elizabeth Williams.  Purchased from the Lustron Corporation of Columbus, Ohio, via Taylor-Made Homes of Greensboro. This was the first Lustron house built in the Triangle area.

Mrs. Williams initially ordered the pink structure with a green roof, but unfortunately they were out of that color at the time. The Chapel Hill Junior Chamber of Commerce held a public viewing of the house (as a fundraiser) in late May and early June, 1949.

May 27, 1949 Chapel Hill Weekly

June 3, 1949 Chapel Hill Weekly

Sold in 1967 to Robert D. and Phyllis Verhalen. Sold in 1973 to Elizabeth Beleny. Sold in 1984 to Daniel Sobotka. Sold in 1988 to the Clark C. Burritt family. Sold in 1994 to Julie Bond-Meers. 

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This Lustron House was built/assembled in 1949 for Federico G. Gil, a then-assistant professor of political science at UNC. Purchased from the Lustron Corporation of Columbus, Ohio, via Taylor-Made Homes of Greensboro. It was Model #2 in "Dove Gray." Gil purchased the land in April 1949, as Lot #5 of the Mt. Bolus Development.

In the 1950s a two-story addition (upstairs is living area, downstairs is a garage) was attached to the east side of the original structure.

Gil sold the property in 1992 to the Garcia family. It is now owned by Edgardo Garcia, and is rented out.

View south east; November 17, 2020 (photo by S. Rankin)

View south; November 17, 2020 (photo by S. Rankin)

Built in 1953 for Ruth Irene Price. James M. Webb was the architect. The property was Lot No. 1 of the Brierbridge Lane Valley property when it was subdivided in 1949.

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View south west, circa 2020 (image via ncmodernist.org)

In 1979 James M. Webb purchased the house from Price and lived in it until his death in January 2000. The property was deeded through his estate to a philanthropy (the "James Murray Webb Trust") set up to support the UNC Planning School. Webb's stepson Archibald "Archie" H. Kelly was allowed to live in the home until his death in October 2015, however.

The Trust sold the property in October 2016 to Lisa Rahangdale and Brian Jensen. In May 2018 it was sold to 4BBL, LLC.

Built in 1949-1950 for Earl and Rhoda Wynn. James M. Webb was the architect. The property was part of the Paul Green property until it was sold in  October 1941 to the Wynns.

Sold in 1956 to Alan B. and Marguerite G. MacIntyre.

1950s (image via ncmodernist.org)

1950s (image via ncmodernist.org)

In 1980 a small addition was added to the structure. Deeded in 2011 to Lynn MacIntyre. Deeded in 2017 Margo Lassiter MacIntyre and Melanie MacIntyre.

Built in 1957 for Robert and Elizabeth Sager. Architect was James M. Webb.

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Sold in 1967 to John and Peg Parker. Sold in 2012 to Joseph James Clancy, Jr. 2018 renovations were designed by Arielle Schechter.

Built in 1957 for Jud and Persis Van Wyk. Architect was James M. Webb.

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Sold in 2004 to Lex and Ann Alexander. Renovated in 2005 by designer John Lindsey, built by Actual Size Builders. Sold in 2018 to Teresa and Harvey Moore.

Built in 1957 for Kai and Mary Jo Jurgensen. Architect was James M. Webb and the project architect was Don Stewart. The design won an AIA North Carolina Award.

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Sold in 1968 to Alden Escott and Ora Jane Lind. Sold in 1975 to David H. and Marjorie B. Walker. Sold in 1987 to Dinitia Hutcheson. Sold in 2000 to Jeffrey Tucker. Bell Cline Architects did a renovation in 2001. Sold in 2001 to James A. and Paula J. Wald. Sold in 2009 to James Kniveton Bartram and Jane Bailey. Renovated in 2013 by Aggie Crews. Sold in 2018 to Sarah Cohen and Graham Diering.

Built in 1957 for Robert and Josephine (Josie) Stipe. Architect was James M. Webb.

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Sold in 1972 to Charles N. Swisher. Sold in March 1975 to Nortin M. and Carol S. Hadler. Renovations and additions were done by Dixon Weinstein Architects.

Built in 1953 for William and Ida Friday. Architect was James M. Webb.

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Sold in 1957 to JR and Elaine Hamrick. Sold in 1962 to Frank Decazenove.

Sold in 2003 to Ellen S. Burgin and Peter B. Fair. Sold in 2006 to Matthew Maciejewski and Donna Cook.

View north, August 2019 (via Google Streetview)

Built in 1953 for Norman Ellsworth and Dorothy Haskins Eliason. Architect was James M. Webb.

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Circa 1968, Webb enclosed the original screen porch at the right as a dining room and added a carport.

Sold in 1979 to Ralph and Mary Jane Penniall. A two-bedroom addition was designed by Webb for the Pennialls circa 1989.

(image by Dave Potter via ncmodernist.org)

(image by Dave Potter via ncmodernist.org)

Deeded in 2010 to Mary Jane (Penniall) Dale's heirs. Sold in 2015 to Rebecca Fox and Leon Scroggins, III.

Built in 1957 for John T. and Nina C. Sessions. Architect was Don Stewart.

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The house if still owned by the Sessions family (as of 2020).

Built in 1958 for John and Ruth Schwab. Don Stewart was the primary architect. Stewart also designed additions in 1965 and 1979.

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Sold in 2007 to Kristen Huff and Daniel Delaney. Sold in 2009 to Richard Harrill and Katherine Jamieson.