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Aubrey Youngue
Arant Jr.

(1925–2002)

Arant was born in Charlotte and graduated from Central High School in 1943. After serving in the Army Air Corps, he graduated from NCSU with an engineering degree in 1949 and moved back to Charlotte to work for H&S Lumber. He worked for John Crosland Company from 1960 to 1987. He retired in 1990 after working three years for Smith Allen Construction Company. On the side, he loved designing houses and did several in Charlotte. However, his only Modernist house was on Benita, below.

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1948

Untitled

2716 Briarcliff Place, Charlotte NC

Destroyed and a new house built in 2018, bottom photo.

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1964

The Hugh C. Mitchum Residence

7212 Benita Drive, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1992 to Michael R. Helms. Sold in 2002 to Jonathan J. Meythaler. Sold in 2007 to Timothy Michael Obrien. Sold in 2008 to Roger L. Plaster. Sold in 2012 to Ronald Crider and Jeff Friedman. Sold in 2013 to Gail Jodon and Mark B. Hughes.

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Sources include: Gail Jodon; Roger Plaster; son Aubrey Y. Arant III; wife Inez Arant.