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Next COA Deadline:
4:00 pm on May 18
Early Development, Prior to 1830, Antebellum and Civil War Period, 1831-1865, Late Nineteenth Century,1866-1899, Early Twentieth Century, 1900-1945, Late Twentieth Century, 1946-1999, Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Institutional
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Harwell Hamilton & Jean Bangs Harris House & Office
Submitted by gshupe on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:43pm
Street Address:
122 Cox Avenue
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1968-1970; 1977 Harwell Hamilton Harris, an internationally known Modernist architect, designed this flat-roofed, stucco-clad house to include living quarters for himself and his wife, a studio for his architectur
Philip Rothstein House
Submitted by gshupe on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:39pm
Street Address:
912 Williamson Drive
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1959 G. Milton Small found more inspiration from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe than from Frank Lloyd Wight.
Paul & Ellen Welles House
Submitted by gshupe on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:37pm
Street Address:
3227 Birnamwood Road
Date:
1956 The Paul and Ellen Welles House was designed by Durham architect Kenneth McKoy, who graduated in 1950 as a member of the first graduating class of the School of Design, established at North Carolin
Matsumoto House
Submitted by gshupe on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:36pm
Street Address:
821 Runnymede Road
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1954 George Matsumoto built this dwelling for himself, pioneering the use of modular building materials in an attempt to control costs.
Bill & Betty Weber House
Submitted by gshupe on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:34pm
Street Address:
606 Transylvania Avenue
Date:
1953 Architect William Weber, in collaboration with Modernism master George Matsumoto, designed this house as his personal residence.
Small House
Submitted by gshupe on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:33pm
Street Address:
310 Lake Boone Trail
Date:
1951 and 1961 Raleigh architect G. Milton Small designed this house as his own residence. It is a nearly square one-story frame house sited on a steep hillside in a bend on Lake Boone Trail.
Richter House
Submitted by gshupe on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:32pm
Street Address:
3039 Churchill Road
Date:
1950 George Matsumoto, a professor of architecture at N. C.
Henry L Kamphoefner House
Submitted by gshupe on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:31pm
Street Address:
3060 Granville Drive
Date:
1950 N.C. State's School of Design Dean Henry Kamphoefner, working with architect and professor George Matsumoto, designed this house for his own family.
Fadum House
Submitted by gshupe on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:29pm
Street Address:
3056 Granville Drive
Date:
1949-1950 The Fadum House, designed in 1949 and completed in 1950, is the first modern design privately executed in Raleigh.
J.S. Dorton Arena
Submitted by gshupe on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:28pm
Street Address:
North Carolina State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Road
Date:
1952 The J. S. Dorton Arena features parabolic design that boldly combined architecture and engineering, earning the building its reputation as an exceptionally significant design.
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Raleigh Historic Landmarks (RHLs)
A joint public hearing before the Raleigh City Council and the Raleigh Historic Development Commission is being held for May 1 to discuss the designation of the G. Dewey and Elma Arndt House as a historic landmark.
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Historic Overlay Districts (HODs)
The city’s first new HOD in 20 years takes effect May 1.
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National Register of Historic Places
In 2011, four RHDC sponsored Historic Districts were listed in the National Register: Longview Gardens, Rochester Heights, Battery Heights, and Hi-Mount.
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Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs)
After a year-long public effort of updating the Design Guidelines, the draft document is in the hands of the City Attorney prior to going to the RHDC and City Council for formal adoption.
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