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Martin Evans
Boyer Jr.

(1893–1970)

Boyer was born in Glen Wilton VA and moved to Charlotte NC in 1908. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1917 then volunteered for the Navy in WWI. In 1919, he returned to Charlotte and worked for the Southern Engineering Company before opening his own design firm in 1920. Some of his drawings burned in a 1922 fire. During World War II, he worked for the Army Corps of Engineers.

He is known for preserving the Charlotte branch of the U.S. Mint in 1932, a building now known as the Mint Museum of Art. He retired in 1966. Boyer did mostly traditional house architecture.

Additional Resources: Boyer Archives at the UNC Charlotte Atkins Library.

Martin Evans Boyer Jr.
1920

The J. L. Snyder Residenceaka Pinehaven

1901 Queens Road, Charlotte NC

Won a 1929 AIANC Award. Traditional design. Became a Queens College dorm, Carol Hall. Now part of a condo development.

The J. L. Snyder Residence
1950s

The James E. Taylor Residence

918 Ardsley Road, Charlotte NC

Traditional design. Sold in 1987 to Craig and Linda Weisbruch, still owners as of 2021.

The James E. Taylor Residence
1954

The TJ Norman Residence

1800 Queens Road, Charlotte NC

Traditional design. Sold in 1985 to Annaliesa Bechtler, still owner as of 2021.

The TJ Norman Residence
1955

The Edward G. Glover House

600 Llewellyn Place, Charlotte NC

Traditional design. Sold to Thomas Barnhardt. Sold in 2007 to Anna Beth Simmons McNabb.

The Edward G. Glover House
1955

The George Donnell Davidson Jr. Residence

2300 Sherwood Avenue, Charlotte NC

Has curving brick walls and overhanging roofs similar to Frank Lloyd Wright's solar hemicycle designs of the 1940s. Sold in 2000 to Paul and Melissa Tolmie, still owners as of 2021.

The George Donnell Davidson Jr. Residence
1956

The Philip Howerton House

8629 Providence Road, Charlotte NC

Traditional design. As of 2013, still owned by Howerton.

The Philip Howerton House
1960

The Edward M. Rollins Residence

2301 Sharon Lane, Charlotte NC

Traditional design. Sold in 1990 to Marshall and Barbara Karro. As of 2015, still owned by the Karros.

The Edward M. Rollins Residence
1962

The Vernon Scarborough Residence

441 Hempstead Place, Charlotte NC

Traditional design. Deeded in 2004 to Paul Scarborough, still owner as of 2014.

The Vernon Scarborough Residence

Sources include: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission; daughter-in-law Mary Manning Boyer.