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LAMAR NOBLE NORTHUP (1928-1999) The son of architect Williard Close Northup of Winston-Salem, Northup graduated from Richard Reynolds HS in 1945 and attended Clemson, NCSU and Illinois Institute of Technology, studying at the latter with Mies Van der Rohe. He returned to Winston-Salem where, according to his wife, "he tried to revolutionize design, which didn't work."He was on his own for a while then in 1954 joined Stinson Arey Hall.In 1973 he became a partner and the firm was renamed Hines-Northup-Ersoy in 1975. He was also a successful concrete sculptor. |
1951 - The Ben Shepherd House, 346 West End Boulevard, Winston-Salem. This was Northup's first house out of school. Sold to Strud Nash. Sold to Littleton Scott. Sold to Ben Paden who used it as an office and guest house. Sold to John Nugent. Sold in 2011 to Richard Atwood.
1953 - The Lamar and Marjorie Northup House I,
aka the Tree House,
2546 Westover Drive, Winston-Salem.
500 sf. Featured in Art View, November 1999. Sold to
artist Ann C. Pollard. Sold in 2017 to Dave and Becky
Roletter, who are doing a renovation.
1957 - The Lamar and Marjorie Northup House II, 1308 Revere Road, Winston-Salem. For sale for the first time in 2016.
1958 - The Edward L. and Louise L. Davis, Jr. House, 1809 Hattie Circle, Winston-Salem.
1958 - The Joseph G. and Juanita T. Gordon, Jr. House, 1801 Hattie Circle, Winston-Salem.
1965 - The William and Jane Burton House, 3256 Robinhood Road, Winston-Salem. Designed for Northup's sister-in-law and her husband. Sold in 1994. Sold in 2000 to Christopher and Heather J. Bowen. Sold in 2011 to Donna Garcia and Edgar Eugene Bumgardner III. Sold in 2019 to Nora Kane and Zach Reich. Sources include: Wife Marjorie Northup, real estate agent Curtis Leonard, historian Heather Fearnbach. |
