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George Franklin
Hackney

(1905–1997)

Hackney was born in Siler City NC and graduated in Architectural Engineering from NC State University in 1927. He came to Durham as part of the architecture and engineering staff working on Duke's West Campus. Upon completion at Duke, he started a firm focused on high end residences via his connections to prominent Durham families as the Dukes, Biddles, Teers, and Kenans. The firm grew and Hackney offered partnership to former intern Charles Knott. During WWII, Hackney taught structural engineering at Duke and designed Duke's Rose Bowl float when it was played in Durham. Hackney and Knott's firm continued as Sears, Hackney, Keener & Williams. Company president Bill Sears joined the company as a student in 1961.

George Franklin HackneyGeorge Franklin Hackney
1930

Untitled

1106 Englewood Avenue, Durham NC

Sold to M. Sid and Jo Ruth Stallings. Sold in 2002 to Kyle and Christina Chenet. Sold in 2006 to Alan and Erika Stone.

Untitled
1934

Untitled

1017 Demerius Street, Durham NC

Sold to Robert McDuffie. Sold in 2009 to Martin Steinmeyer and Janice McCarthy.

Untitled
1936

The George F. Hackney House

1012 West Knox Street, Durham NC

George Hackney lived here until moving to a nursing home in 1992. Sold in 1996 to Damian and Mary Craig who still owned it as of 2012.

The George F. Hackney House
1936

Untitled

1014 West Knox Street, Durham NC

Sold in 2006 to Kenneth and Christina Herold. Sold in 2009 to James and Christine Edmondson.

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1938

The Friedman House

1006 West Trinity Avenue, Durham NC

Sold in 2006 to David and Sarah Nevill. Sold in 2010 to the GRSW Stewart Real Estate Trust. Sold in 2010 to Carol Dianne Martin. Sold in 2013 to James A. an Mini C. Miles.

The Friedman House
Around 1940

Sam Swartz House

1709 Vista Street, Durham

Featured in Carolina Architecture 1940. Status unknown.

Sam Swartz House Sam Swartz House
Around 1940

The Robert A. Ross House

818 Anderson Street, Durham NC

Featured in Carolina Architecture 1940.

The Robert A. Ross House The Robert A. Ross House
1941

The Albert E. and Ruth Wackerman House

3610 Dover Road, Durham NC

Featured in Carolina Architecture 1942. Sold in 1967 to Clark C. and Karen Havighurst, who did several renovations and expansions with Hackney and Knott. Sold in 2006 to Diane Johnson and James Reynolds. Sold in 2010 to Sarah and William Nicholson. Bottom photo by Tad DeBerry.

The Albert E. and Ruth Wackerman House The Albert E. and Ruth Wackerman House
Around 1942

The William P. Richardson House

300 Glandon Drive , Chapel Hill NC

Featured in Carolina Architecture 1942. Status unknown.

The William P. Richardson House The William P. Richardson House
Around 1942

The Lyman A. Cotten House

520 Hooper Lane, Chapel Hill NC

Featured in Carolina Architecture 1942. Status unknown.

The Lyman A. Cotten House The Lyman A. Cotten House
Around 1942

R. Edmond Nichols, Jr. House

1626 University Drive, Durham NC

Featured in Carolina Architecture 1942. Status unknown.

R. Edmond Nichols, Jr. House R. Edmond Nichols, Jr. House
Around 1942

The Dewey Mims House

1026 Westwood Drive, Durham NC

Featured in Carolina Architecture 1942. Status unknown.

The Dewey Mims House The Dewey Mims House
1951

Untitled

2201 Pershing Street, Durham NC

Built by Wade Cavin. Sold to Stephen Hiltner. Sold in 2006 to Theodore Outwater.

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1952

The Willis and Emily Aldridge House

3322 Devon Road, Durham NC

Sold in 1983 to Cynthia T. and Jim McAbee. Sold in 1987 to Nancy A. and Joseph A. Stephens. Sold in 1995 to Victoria H. and Rodney H. Ward. Sold in 1997 to Cathy Ann Smith. Sold to Randy and Debra Gelber. Destroyed, and a new Louis Cherry house built on the site. Interior photos by Tad DeBerry circa 2019.

The Willis and Emily Aldridge House The Willis and Emily Aldridge House The Willis and Emily Aldridge House The Willis and Emily Aldridge House The Willis and Emily Aldridge House The Willis and Emily Aldridge House The Willis and Emily Aldridge House
1953

The Wade H. Penny House

1005 West Club Boulevard, Durham NC

Designed by Knott. Sold in 1995 to Robert Willard Rumpf and George Buddy Dean, still owners as of 2014.

The Wade H. Penny House
1954

The Alex and Polly Davis Residence

808 Kings Mill Road, Chapel Hill NC

Commissioned 1952. Construction by Van Thomas of Siler City. Two additions: one in 1963 by Hackney and Knott. The second 1972 addition by William (Bill) Stewart enclosed the garage and added a large room on the southeast side of the house. Sold in 1957 to James C. (Jimmy) and Nina G. Wallace who still owned it as of 2014. Photos by Leilani Carter.

The Alex and Polly Davis Residence The Alex and Polly Davis Residence
1956

The H. Spurgeon and Neola Boyce House

3719 Hope Valley Road, Durham NC

Sold in 2019 to Ashley J. and William R. Mason.

The H. Spurgeon and Neola Boyce House The H. Spurgeon and Neola Boyce House
Year unknown

The George Allen House

Warrenton NC, Warrenton NC

He was head of the Duke Endowment. Built for his sisters.

The George Allen House
Year unknown

The Raymond C. Firestone House, Youngs Road area

Southern Pines, Southern Pines

1968 - Raymond C. Firestone built a second house at 172 Old Mail Road, designed by architect Mott B. Schmidt. Sold in 2012 to Quail Glen LLC.

The Raymond C. Firestone House, Youngs Road area
Year unknown

The Barringer House, Dover and Avon

Durham NC, Durham NC

Destroyed. Photo by Tad DeBerry.

The Barringer House, Dover and Avon
1976

The Jerry M. and Betty Wallace Houseaka The Campbell University President's House

1767 Keith Hills Road, Lillington NC

Commissioned in 1975. Jerry Wallace was the President of Campbell University until his retirement in 2015. The Wallaces still owned the house as of 2015.

The Jerry M. and Betty Wallace House

Sources include: Jim Wallace, Bill Sears, Charles Franklin (Frank) Knott Jr., George Franklin (Frank) Hackney Jr.