James Knox
Tate IVAIA

(1944–2023)

Tate was born in Lexington VA. He received a BS in Civil Engineering from Duke University in 1966. After four years in the US Navy and Vietnam as Commander, he earned a BA in Architecture from the University of Tennessee School of Design in 1973. Tate taught structures and design for three years at the NCSU School of Design. He was a Chapel Hill Historic District Commissioner for 10 years and Chair for four years. He was married to Stella Waugh, daughter of architect Terry Waugh.

1968

The Sidney Louis Eastman House

1710 Michaux Road, Chapel Hill NC

Built by JP Goforth. Sold in 1977 to Tim Turvey. Sold in 1985 to Fred and Linda Lampe. Photo by Jill Blackburn.

1974

The Evelyn Blackburn House

313 Avalon Court, Chapel Hill NC

Sold in 1975 to Donna Snider and William J Arendshorst. Sold in 1991 Abdul G. and Lila S. Azhari. Sold in 2006 to Robert P. Lineberger.

Around 1977

The C. L. and Moyna Kendall House

632 Brookview Drive, Chapel Hill NC

Sold in 1989 to Dana Fowlkes and Susan Lord. Sold in 1992 to John and Jane Pearce. Sold in 2011 to Richard and Archna Johnson. Renovated in 2013 by Bill Waddell.

1976

The Knox Tate House

195 Marilyn Lane, Chapel Hill NC

Sold in 1983 to Carol Macguire Carnes. Sold in 1984 to Susan Evans. Sold in 1985 to David Woodley. Sold in 1988 to Margaret Scarborough. Sold to 1994 to Joyce Stahmann. Sold in 2001 to Aron Helser and Alexandra Bokinsky. Tate added on a screened porch.

1978

The Katherine Soule House

7701 Kennebec Drive, Chapel Hill NC

Sold in 2014 to Lauren Brooke Bullock and Michael Andrew Skillin.

1978

The Anne Wall Thomas House

Chapel Hill NC

Sold in 2025.

1981

The Reynolds Price Tenant House

4403 West Cornwallis Road, Durham NC

Built by Lawrence Naumoff. Deeded in 2011 to William Price. Sold in 2014 to Edmond Miller Jr.

1988

The Richard W. and Nadine Gunnells House

3801 Moonlight Drive, Chapel Hill NC

Sold in 2005 to Sandra and Bonnie Miller Batts. Sold in 2007 to Jon M. and Andrea Schwartz. Sold in 2009 to Dennis and Karine Baltzley. Sold in 2016 to Consuelo and Jack Marshall. Sold in 2018 to Lorena Tembrevilla and Shaun Wagner.

The Richard W. and Nadine Gunnells House

1990

The James and Verna Spier Renovation

111 Mimosa Drive, Chapel Hill NC

Original house built in 1977. Sold in 2018 to Deana and Bruce Nelkin.

1994

The Mary Anne and C. L. Kendall House

3400 Monadnock Ridge Road, Efland NC

Sold in 2017 to Lew Greenwald Properties, LLC. Sold in 2019 to the Carol A. Moore Trust. Sold in 2020 to Leslie A. and Christopher F. Argenta, with Moore granted a life estate.

2002

The Thomas Hahn House

4121 Mystic Lane, Hillsborough NC

A contemporary built by New South Building Company (Ann and Tim Brown). Sold in 2013 to Robin Brown-Farrin and James Scott Farrin. Renovated in 2015 by Bill Waddell and with construction by Leon Meyers and interior design by Sitzer Spuria Studios (bottom three photos).

2008

The Nick and Barbara Livingston Houseaka The Barbara Residence

1316 Preston Springs Lane, Chapel Hill NC

2011

The Nelson and Diane Price Renovation

637 Totten Place, Chapel Hill NC

Original house built in 1970 by J. P. Goforth. Don Stewart did a renovation in 1990. This renovation built by W.D. Osborne.

Sources include: Knox Tate; Stella Waugh.