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KATHRYN SHIRLEY (KATHY) CROOK MAGUIRE TEAGUE (1950-2004) Kathy Crook was born in Lillington NC. She started as a veterinarian but changed majors to graduate from the NCSU School of Design in 1974, one of only three women in the class. Her marriage to a Maguire while in design school lasted only a short time. Although she never got her architectural license, her first private client was her mother, Edna Baggett Crook, who purchased land next door to sister Margaret Dolan and commissioned Kathy Crook to design a retirement house. Unfortunately, Margaret Dolan died during construction and Edna Crook changed her mind about moving in. It was decided that Kathy Crook would live there instead. She married Charles Teague around 1981 and had one daughter, Mary Reese. They divorced in the 1980s and she changed her name back to Crook. Later in the 1990s, Jim Nestor moved into the house and they had two sons. Crook worked for Holloway and Reeves in Raleigh NC for a few years, then as a planner for the City of Durham for most of her career, managing crews of men who were not always enthusiastic about receiving direction from a woman. She was laid off from the City around 1995. She died in 2004 in a car accident. According to Jim Nestor and her daughter Mary Reese, she designed two other houses, one located in Morehead City.
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1977 - The Kathy Crook Maguire Residence, 33 Mount Bolus Road, Chapel Hill NC. 3310 sf, featuring an incredible round living room with a dome skylight in the center. Crook was the general contractor. A small addition was put on in 1995 after Hurricane Fran. There was also renovation after a small fire. Crook vividly loved the outdoors and the isolation from the surrounding woods that she refused to allow a driveway, instead parking on the street and walking 50 feet of stairs and decking to reach the front door. The house was vacant for about two years. Sold in 2008 to investors Arthur and Shaun Bruemmer who sold in 2009 to Lisa Davis. A much-needed driveway was added. Sold in 2010 to Michelle and Christopher Pratico. Sold in 2021 to Gwyneth M. F. and David M. Wienecke. The house has been significantly modified. Sold in 2024 to Nour Akil and Wade McClain. Sources include: Jim Nestor; Mary Reese; Shaun Bruemmer. |
