Lucy Carol
DavisAIA

(1950– )

Davis grew up in Charlotte. She attended the NC School of the Arts the first three years it was open and graduated in Music in 1968, followed by a BA in Music and Philosophy from Swarthmore College and a Masters in Architecture from the University of Oregon. During 1973 she attended the University of Auckland and received the government's Queen Elizabeth II Prize in Architecture, a historical preservation award.

Early in her career, she worked for Carrboro's Designworks (with Dail Dixon, Giles Blunden, Knox Tate, Bob Giddings, and Walker Hagans) and was one of the founders of Space Builders. She has been principal of LCDA Architecture since 1983 and President of Davis, Davis, and Davis Construction, owned with her dad and her brother. Interview on CNN.

1979

The Margie and Ron Rindfuss House

709 East Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill NC

Features a large solarium and Trombe wall, with brick floors for thermal mass. Sold 2013 to Sheila N. Patek and Charles L. Nunn.

1979

The Sandra Eisdorfer House

303 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill NC

Sold in 2021 to Celeste J. and Brenda J. Kurz.

1980

The David Auerbach House

405 Canal Street, Raleigh NC

Has concrete floors. Sold in 1986 to David and Janna Barnes. The builder was Frank Lee Craig along with his Norwegian partner. Sold in 1989 to Leslie and Mary Thornbury. Sold in 2020 Dan Li and Kevin Krost. Sold in 2021 to Andrew Moore.

1981

Untitled

130 East Longview Street, Chapel Hill NC

Wood Glen Townhomes. Energy efficient with solar hot water and space heating. Architects Lucy Carol David and Giles Blunden. Photo by Daniel Perrin.

1985

The Aziz and Gwendolyn Sancar Residence

506 Waterside Drive, Carrboro NC

Part of the Spring Valley neighborhood that Davis developed with Roman Kolodji. 1820 sf. Sold in 1993 to Frank J. Floyd and Bruce Thorn. Sold in 200 to Neil Alexis and Catherine Belitsky. Sold in 2006 to Alvaro and Anu Gomez. Kitchen renovated in 2007. Sold in 2013 to Allison G. Lee and Douglas P. Mackay.

1988

The H. C. and Sharon Pace Vacation Cabin

Smith Mountain Lake VA

Sold when the Paces moved to Colorado. Uses pressure treated posts filled with concrete. 800 square feet. Address unknown.

The H. C. and Sharon Pace Vacation Cabin

1991

The Richard and Barbara Stewart Residence

7601 Talbryn Way, Chapel Hill NC

5800 square feet. Project architects, Clark C. (Chuck) Burritt III and Stephen Fisher. Built by Davis. Sold in 2007 to John and Kathleen Linger. Sold in 2024 to Julia A. and C.S. Burton IV.

The Richard and Barbara Stewart Residence

1992

The Belangi House

50118 Manly, Chapel Hill NC

Governors Club. Located in Chatham County. Designed by Lucy Carol Davis. Project architects, Chuck Burritt III and Stephen Fisher. Interior by Richard Black. Built by Davis. Sold in 2019 to Amy L. Morrow and the K.A. and J.S. Morrow Jr. Trust.

1994

The Alvin Priess Residence

500 North Boundary Street, Chapel Hill NC

Built by Davis, Davis and Davis, Inc. Sold in 2007 to Josef and Ewa Blass. Sold in 2021 to Ewa and Josef Blass. Photos by Cat Wilborne Photography, courtesy of Erika Buchholtz.

1999

The Mark Ewing and Lisa Lee House

221 High Hickory Road, Chapel Hill NC

3000 square feet. Built by Davis. Sold in 2002 to Alex Tolstykh. Renovated with an addition around 2014 by Frank Harmon.