NCModernist Architecture You Love

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Sandhills (Pinehurst /
Southern Pines / Whispering
Pines / Aberdeen)

1940

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310 East Indiana Avenue, Southern Pines NC

Architect unknown. Renovations in the 2000s. Sold in 2009 to Jason and Shannon Balanzategui.

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Around 1950

The Thomas Shockley House

780 South Ridge Street, Southern Pines NC

Designed by E. J. Austin. Deeded before 2000 to son William A. (Bill) and Patricia Shockley. Sold in 2016 to Southern Pines Cottage Rentals LLC. Sold in 2024 to Joanna Sanford who did a renovation.

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1952

The Robert Bruce and Joan Warlick House

150 Hillside Road, Southern Pines NC

Designed by John Foster Faulk. Sold in 2020 to Todd and Kimberly Stout who restored the house.

The Robert Bruce and Joan Warlick House The Robert Bruce and Joan Warlick House The Robert Bruce and Joan Warlick House The Robert Bruce and Joan Warlick House The Robert Bruce and Joan Warlick House
1959

The Robert L. and Florence W. Wright House

435 South May Street, Southern Pines NC

Architect unknown. Sold in 1969 to Richard L. and Barbara S. James. Still owned by Richard James as of 2015.

The Robert L. and Florence W. Wright House
1962

The George C. Davis and Frederica D. Davis House

260 East Maine Avenue, Southern Pines NC

Architect unknown. Deeded to Edward L. and Joanne Davis. Sold in 1978 to Robert N. and Sigrid E. Haertel. Sold in 1995 to Dorothy Cadwell. Sold in 1999 to Steven C. and Linda D. Hill. Sold in 2004 to Joan Ellen Strawson. Sold in 2012 to Sean and Virginia Butler. Sold in 2015 to Andrew P. Duhon. Sold in 2018 to Richard and Faith Lozano.

The George C. Davis and Frederica D. Davis House The George C. Davis and Frederica D. Davis House The George C. Davis and Frederica D. Davis House
1962

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490 North May Street, Southern Pines NC

Architect unknown. Multiple owners. Sold in 2005 to Natasha McKinney. Sold in 2013 to Brynna and Robert Matzelle, who did a renovation. Sold in 2014 to Derek Elder.

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1963

The Harry M. and Jane Barbour Drexel Vale Jr. House

1645 East Indiana Avenue, Southern Pines NC

Harry Vale died after only a year in the house. Designed by Austin and Faulk of Southern Pines. Landscape design by Harry Vale. Built by Van Thomas of Siler City. Jane Drexel Vale married John Porteous sold the house in 1975 to Stuart R. Paine and Barbara W. Paine. Sold in 1980 to Robert J. Brown and Joyce M. Sparks. Sold in 1996 to Sir Francis Luton. Sold in 2000 to Katherine L. Bullock. Sold in 2020 to Lauren S. and Alexander S. Cooley. Black and white photo by Gordon Schenck.

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1964

The Calvin Howell House

725 Barber Road, Southern Pines NC

Designed by Calvin Howell of Hayes Howell. Sold in 2012 to Ashley D. and Alison M. Plaisted-St. Pierre. Sold in 2017 to Lindsey C. and Peter V. Hamill Jr.

The Calvin Howell House The Calvin Howell House
1969

The Winfred R. (WR) and Eula Storey Isom House

30 Windsong Place, Whispering Pines NC

Designed by Stephen R. Isom for his parents. Commissioned in 1968. Sold around 1980 to Robert T. and Anne B. Allen. Sold in 2008 to Steven Kartholl. Sold in 2013 to Davis Stone. Sold in 2015 to Lucy and Samuel L. Grist III. Sold in 2020 to Ruben A. Toral. Sold in 2021 to Adrian and Lori Montero. Renovated in 2023 by Tough Love with Hilary Farr that took 26 weeks.

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1967

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85 Lake Dornach Drive, Pinehurst NC

Architect unknown. Sold in 2018 to Mary Jeannette and Benjamin J. Judd.

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1969

The Mrs. Julian F. Barnes House

30 Barrett Road West, Pinehurst NC

Designed by Austin and Faulk for the widow of a US military General. Built by Roy Newton. Mechanical engineer, James Hollis of Laurinburg. Landscaping, Clarendon Gardens of Pinehurst. Structural Engineer, Gardner Elsevier and Kline of Durham. Photo by Gordon Schenck. Featured in NC Architect, June 1965. Sold in 1997 to Marion H. and James A. McNair. Sold in 2015 to Greg F. Williams.

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1972

The Arno and Anne Jewett House

24 Pine Ridge Drive, Whispering Pines NC

Designed by Anthony C. Rounds. Sold in 2023 to Gates and Trish Harris who did a renovation.

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1973

The Diana Dodge Houseaka Ponds and Pines

324 Thomson Trail, Southern Pines NC

Home, manager's apartment, and horse stables designed by her brother, David Elgin Dodge, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Diana Dodge House The Diana Dodge House
1974

The Richard and Jane Adrian House

125 Horseshoe Road, Southern Pines NC

Architect unknown. Sold in 2023 to Joseph Smith and Allison Auman Smith, who did a renovation.

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1976

The Gordon E. Burns Jr. House

2225 Airport Road, Whispering Pines NC

Designed by Gordon E. Burns Jr, who co-designed the Southern Pines Airport across the street. There were multiple sales/owner combinations by the Burns family. Sold in 1993 to Larry and Peggy Dunham. Sold in 1996 to Peggy Dunham, as of 1997 Peggy B. Schaffer. There is an architectural model of the house which has no information on the architect. Went into foreclosure in 2011. Sold in 2012 to TCC Vanderbuilt LLC. Sold in 2013. Sold in 2018 to Neal Kanneberg.

The Gordon E. Burns Jr. House The Gordon E. Burns Jr. House
1983

The Mel M. and Ilona Emde House

225 Linden Road, Pinehurst NC

Architect unknown. Sold in 1986 to William and Jeannette Gael Sheehan. Sold in 1994 to Jeannette Gael Trust. Sold in 2008 to Tommy B. and Bruce G. McDonnell. Sold in 2010 to Tommy B. McDonnell.

The Mel M. and Ilona Emde House The Mel M. and Ilona Emde House
1989

The Marybeth and Bernard M. Stanfield Jr. House

42 Ballybunion Lane, Pinehurst NC

Designed by Arthur Manns Harden. Deeded in 1997 to Bernard M. Stanfield, then to Chantal and Bernard M. Stanfield II. Sold in 2001 to Janet Brockett and St. Claire Bienvenu Jr. Sold in 2017 to Frances W. and Curtis P. Sankey.

The Marybeth and Bernard M. Stanfield Jr. House The Marybeth and Bernard M. Stanfield Jr. House The Marybeth and Bernard M. Stanfield Jr. House The Marybeth and Bernard M. Stanfield Jr. House
1990

The John and Judy Fitzgerald House

165 National Drive, Pinehurst NC

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's grandson, Eric Lloyd Wright. Sold in 2003 to Matthew and Lisa Oldroyd. Sold in 2010 to Matthew and Lisa Charlebois.

The John and Judy Fitzgerald House The John and Judy Fitzgerald House The John and Judy Fitzgerald House
1994

The Howard Warren House

60 Walnut Creek Road, Pinehurst NC

Designed by Howard Warren. Sold in 2021 to Goers Properties, LLC.

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1994

The Solita-Anna and Ralph E. Hawes Jr. House

50 Braemar Road, Pinehurst NC

Architect unverified. Located on the signature 16th hole of Fairwoods on Seven. Sold in 2004 to Mary Alice and James Jost. Sold in 2014 to David S. Thorpe.

The Solita-Anna and Ralph E. Hawes Jr. House The Solita-Anna and Ralph E. Hawes Jr. House
2021

The Neal and Tanda Jarest House

109 Chester Way, Pinehurst NC

Designed by Doug Byce. Photos by John Gessner.

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