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Charles Wearn
ConnellyAIA

(1906–1967)

Connelly graduated from NCSU with a BS in Architectural Engineering in 1929. He was a detailer for Southern Engineering Company from 1930-1931 and worked for Newport News Shipbuilding from 1931-1932. Starting in 1934, he opened his own design firm in Charlotte. Later he partnered with others to form Connelly Winecoff Tooly, later Winecoff Tooly, later just Winecoff. Connelly was a drummer and played regularly with the opera and the Charlotte Symphony.

Other projects included the Georgian Apartments, Monticello Apartments, Gastonia Country Club, Sardis Presbyterian Church, South Mecklenberg High School, and the Charlotte Observer Transportation Company, the Quail Hollow Country Club, the Myers Park Country Club, the Carmel Country Club, Park Road Baptist Church, Cotswold Shopping Center (destroyed to build a Publix), and public housing: Myrtle Apartments (first photo above); Fairview Homes (second); and Scotland Colony (third). He was also a consultant to design most of the Foxcroft development, according to his daughter-in-law Connie Roper. Special thanks to Tom Hanchett, author of Affordable Housing in Charlotte.

Please send any info or photos to george@ncmodernist.org.

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1937

The Lucian H. Harris, Jr. House

2924 St. Andrews Lane, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1952 to James Edward and Elisabeth Robins Dowd. Sold in 1975 to James J. and Eugenia White.

The Lucian H. Harris, Jr. House
1937

The Roy G. and Matilda Mae Henderson House

1301 Providence Road, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1944 to Carl I. and Grae Gair Draper. Sold later in 1950 to Meredith M. and Addison G. Brenizer, Jr. Sold in 1964 to R. Boyd and Lorraine B. Porter. Sold in 1967 to Helen B. and O. D. Baxter, Jr. Sold in 1969 to Celeste M. Clinkscales and Margaret Clinkscales Lofton. Sold in 1975 to Bonn A. Gilbert, Jr. Sold in 1978 to Mary Jane Love Nye. Sold in 1979 to Jane F. and William M. Glasgow, Jr. Sold in 1983 to Mary Lee and John G. Mebane, Jr. Sold in 2002 to Alfred T. and Joyce K. Marshall. Sold in 2003 to Kathryn W. and George E. Martin, III. Sold in 2013 to Kevin B. and Amber L. Jenkins. Sold in 2019 to Abigail M. and Bradley D. Bender.

The Roy G. and Matilda Mae Henderson House The Roy G. and Matilda Mae Henderson House The Roy G. and Matilda Mae Henderson House
1938

The Harris House

333 East Chestnut, Troy NC

Sold to Jesse Capel in 1958. For sale in 2026.

The Harris House The Harris House
1940

The Richard T. Hammett House

1333 Woodland Drive, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1947 to Gertrude K. and Arthur H. Noble, Jr. Sold in 1955 to Margaret P. and William L. Anderson, Jr. Sold in 1963 to Peter S. and Erna S. Lemckert. Sold in 1965 to Hershel H. and Retha M. Darnell. Sold in 1969 to Odessa W. Allen and John T. O'Reilly. Sold later in 1969 to Harry B. and Peggy B. Williams. Sold in 1990 to Rickey D. and Nancy P. Boley. Sold in 2008 to Dhiaa and Hope Jamil.

The Richard T. Hammett House
1940

The Clarence (Walker) and Camille E. Petrie House

1843 Queens Road, Charlotte NC

Featured in Carolina Architecture 1942. Built by Blythe and Isenhour. Sold in 1947 to Worth and Harriett D. Stewart. Sold in 1964 to William T. and Elizabeth Efird Raby. Sold in 1981 to Arthur and Dianne R. Pue. Sold in 2013 to Frederic E. and Cortney B. Nauck.

The Clarence (Walker) and Camille E. Petrie House The Clarence (Walker) and Camille E. Petrie House
Around 1942

The Senator Joe Blythe House

Charlotte NC

Featured in Carolina Architecture 1942. Built by Blythe and Isenhour. Status unknown.

The Senator Joe Blythe House
Around 1942

The W. F. Sorrell House

Wadesboro NC Featured in Carolina Architecture 1942

Status unknown.

The W. F. Sorrell House
1946

The M. R. and Edna Stokely Rea House

2327 Forest Drive, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1961 to Donald G. and Frances V. Bryant. Sold in 2000 to Legacy Properties, LLC. Sold later in 2000 to Hayden D. and Frances G. Brown. Addition and renovation completed in 2002. Sold in 2014 to Eric Morinello and Erin Illman.

The M. R. and Edna Stokely Rea House The M. R. and Edna Stokely Rea House
1948

The Herbert A. and Phyllis S. Girard House

1025 Woodland Drive, Gastonia NC

Sold in 1978 to Margaret H. Yeomans. Sold later in 1978 to Susan Y. White. Sold in 1981 to W. Garland and Ellen W. Atkins. Sold in 1990 to Ranjit and Indra F. Weerakoon.

The Herbert A. and Phyllis S. Girard House
1950

The Clyde D. and Sue S. Goforth, Sr. House

835 Colville Road, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1971 to Frederick K. and Mildred M. Truslow. Sold in 1980 to John F. and Edith R. Kurie. Sold in 1987 to R. Stephens and Susan M. Pannill. Sold in 2022, will be torn down.

The Clyde D. and Sue S. Goforth, Sr. House
1950

The WR Ritts House

Belvedere Avenue, Charlotte NC

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The WR Ritts House
1950

The J. J. Pierce Residenceaka Forest Products Corporation Radiant Home

1015 Jefferson Drive, Charlotte NC

Pierce, retired from owning a successful printing firm, bought the house in 1948 from Forest Products Corporation which built it as a demonstration house. After his wife died in 1956, the wheelchair-bound Pierce "resurrected himself, threw away the wheelchair and in his 80s took dancing lessons and was quite popular with the widows." Sold to Fenton Erwin in 1971. Sold in 1974 to James and Jacqueline Maybeck who added a two-bedroom, one-bath wing to the rear in 1975, built by Parke Construction Company. Sold in 2005 to Madison and Lili Corbus Geer who remodeled the kitchen, the utility area, and created a new family room from the porch. Deeded in 2017 to Temple Israel, Inc. Photos by George Smart.

The J. J. Pierce Residence The J. J. Pierce Residence The J. J. Pierce Residence
1951

The J. W. Wilkinson House

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The J. W. Wilkinson House
1952

The Frederic (Fred) L. Marietta M. Smyre Jr. House

1101 Robinwood Road, Gastonia NC

Commissioned 1950. Radiant floors. Transferred in 1993 to Robinwood LTD. Deeded in 1999 to his son Frederick (Rick) Smyre, III. Sold in 2005 to Pricscilla A. and Frederic L. Smyre, III. Although the house was definitely designed by Connelly, Rick Smyre remembers many conversations between his parents and A. G. Odell. It is possible that Odell referred this project out to Connelly. Sold in 2020 to Covenant Village, Inc.

The Frederic (Fred) L. Marietta M. Smyre Jr. House The Frederic (Fred) L. Marietta M. Smyre Jr. House The Frederic (Fred) L. Marietta M. Smyre Jr. House The Frederic (Fred) L. Marietta M. Smyre Jr. House The Frederic (Fred) L. Marietta M. Smyre Jr. House The Frederic (Fred) L. Marietta M. Smyre Jr. House
1953

The George and Eleanor Sinnicks House

3524 Seward Place, Charlotte NC

Sold in 2011 to Douglas and Kaitlin Rose. Courtney and Tyson Jeffus added to the deed in 2018.

The George and Eleanor Sinnicks House
1953

The William V. and Sara B. Williamson, Jr. House

2178 Sharon Lane, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1976 to Robert G. and Frances G. Sanders. Sold in 1993 to Mary Parker Crosland. Sold in 2003 to Michael S. and Dorothy W. Connor. Remodeled with addition in 2014.

The William V. and Sara B. Williamson, Jr. House
1953

The Keller House

Providence Road, Charlotte NC

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The Keller House
1953

The George Smith House

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The George Smith House
1953

The Charlie and O'Lema Mabry Renovation

601 North Hylan, Hamlet NC

Original house built in 1938. Sold to the Mabrys in 1943. Renovation built by Blythe and Greenhour Construction of Charlotte.

The Charlie and O'Lema Mabry Renovation The Charlie and O'Lema Mabry Renovation
1953

The Parrott Cottage

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The Parrott Cottage
1954

The Clyde McLean House

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The Clyde McLean House
1954

The John T. Bayne Residence

3763 Wendwood, Charlotte NC

Destroyed around 2006.

The John T. Bayne Residence
1954

The J. Francis and Rufine W. White House

3429 Sharon Road, Charlotte NC

Commissioned 1953. Sold in 1964 to Gilder Stansbury Horne. Sold in 1978 to Freddie W. and Martha P. White. Sold in 1984 to W. T. and LaVerne C. Harris. Sold in 1991 to Lisa R. and J. Martin Carstarphen, IV. Sold in 2011 to Timothy Chapman and Mollye Smith Bell. Sold in 2017 to Marion D. and Laura W. Doerre. Sold in 2020 to Tracey and Marcus P. Cook.

The J. Francis and Rufine W. White House The J. Francis and Rufine W. White House The J. Francis and Rufine W. White House
1955

The John F. Ladley House

3786 Wendwood Lane, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1999 to Wendover View, LLC. Destroyed.

The John F. Ladley House
1955

The S. S. McNinich House

Pineville Mathews Road, Charlotte NC

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The S. S. McNinich House
1956

The Edward H. and Nancy K. Grayson House

2312 Cloister Drive, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1968 to Werner and Margot A. Moritz. Sold in 1971 to Robert J. and Betty S. Zucker. Sold in 1974 to William P. and Birute V. McClain. Sold in 2015 to Kyle William and Dana Lynne Freeman.

The Edward H. and Nancy K. Grayson House
1958

The Elliott H. and Mary Lyon Newcombe House

2929 Belvedere Avenue, Charlotte NC

Deeded in 1970 to Shirley Flowe and Elliott H. Newcombe, Jr. Sold in 1990 to Donald G. Duncan and Clyde H. Green. Sold in 2017 to Zoe G. and Spencer G. Hanes, Jr. Sold in 2019 to Charles Munn and Evelyn Parr.

The Elliott H. and Mary Lyon Newcombe House The Elliott H. and Mary Lyon Newcombe House
1958

The Richard C. and Helen M. Schofield House

315 Cooper Drive, Charlotte NC

Developed by the John Crosland Company. Sold in 1960 to Jane Osborne and William Flewellen Johnston, Jr. Sold in 1983 to Martha Helen Ayers. Sold in 1991 to Betty R. McBrayer. Deeded in 2006 to Ronald Wayne McBrayer. Sold in 2020 to Kayla O. Churchey and Dillon J. Lively.

The Richard C. and Helen M. Schofield House The Richard C. and Helen M. Schofield House The Richard C. and Helen M. Schofield House
1958

The Warley L. and Helen H. Parrot House

3531 Sharon Road, Charlotte NC

Commissioned in 1956. Sold in 1961 to John Hanes Lassiter. Sold in 1969 to E. Pat and Hope P. Hall. Sold in 1980 to Leon and Sandra P. Levine.

The Warley L. and Helen H. Parrot House
1959

The Harry Heath House

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The Harry Heath House
1959

The John O. and Margaret H. Lafferty House

1940 Overhill Road, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1968 to Rose and Bailey Patrick, Jr. Sold in 1985 to John Roger and Dianne Ward English.

The John O. and Margaret H. Lafferty House
1963

The John Stuart Gaul, Jr. House

5325 Hardison Road, Charlotte NC

Deeded to heirs. Sold in 2013 to Bruce E. and Carol N. Nadeau.

The John Stuart Gaul, Jr. House
1963

The Benjamin Sandford (Sam) and Isbel D. Roper Houseaka Mountain House

5301 Hardison Road, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1986 to Stephen E. and Edith S. Benson. Sold in 2022 to Matthew Shapiro.

The Benjamin Sandford (Sam) and Isbel D. Roper House
1966

The Erwin Lavender and Lila T. Laxton House

4015 Pomfret Lane, Charlotte NC

Sold in 1995 to Bradley D. and Lynne C. Murchison.

The Erwin Lavender and Lila T. Laxton House
1972

The R. F. Myers House

Pellwood Road, Charlotte NC

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The R. F. Myers House
1976

The John Fletcher House

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The John Fletcher House
1977

The Bruton Smith House

2259 Sharon Lane, Charlotte NC

Smith created the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The Bruton Smith House
Year unknown

An all-electric house for Westinghouse or GE

Charlotte NC

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An all-electric house for Westinghouse or GE
Year unknown

The E. H. Ross House, Wendwood or Churchill

Charlotte NC

Destroyed.

The E. H. Ross House, Wendwood or Churchill
Year unknown

The Ernest Tucker House

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The Ernest Tucker House
Year unknown

The Gaede House

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The Gaede House

Sources include: Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds; The Historic Architecture of Cabarrus County.