NCModernist Architecture You Love

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Jay R.
FulkersonAIA

(1960– )

Jay Fulkerson earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Cincinnati in 1984. While in school, he worked for Richard Bechtel Associates in Ohio, John Lucas and Veronica Burns in Maryland, Mark Beck Associates in Baltimore, Fred Thomas Associates in Ithaca NY, and IBM. Fulkerson moved to Chapel Hill in 1988 working for Lucy Carol Davis. He earned his master's degree in architecture from the NCSU School of Design in 1995. He went out on his own in Chapel Hill in 1999.

Jay R. Fulkerson
1993

The Brian Fady House

52 Bygone Way, Pittsboro, NC

Designed by Kevin D. Murphy / Newphire. Sold to William Hamlet and Jennifer Nygard since 2006.

The Brian Fady House
1996

The Richard and Elizabeth Wheeler Residence

636 Kensington Drive, Chapel Hill NC

Built by the Wheelers. Sold in 2013 Sandra E. and Gregory H. Casale, trustees of the Casale Family Trust.

The Richard and Elizabeth Wheeler Residence The Richard and Elizabeth Wheeler Residence The Richard and Elizabeth Wheeler Residence
1999

Untitled

100 Solterra Way, Durham NC

Sold to Kai E. Staudacher. Sold in 2015 to Martha Newman; Nancy and Donald Schall.

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2003

The Rick Richardson House

1925 West Cornwallis Road, Durham NC

Commissioned in 2002. Built by Rick Richardson. Sold in 2018 to Charles W. Collini Jr.

The Rick Richardson House The Rick Richardson House
2005

The James and Sharon Barrett Residence

100 Morgan Bluff Lane, Chapel Hill NC

2670 square feet. Construction by Will Johnson Building. As of 2012 still owned by the Barretts.

The James and Sharon Barrett Residence The James and Sharon Barrett Residence The James and Sharon Barrett Residence
2010

The Casey Shaw and Jenny Owens Residenceaka PassivHouse · Owens-Shaw

760 Kenmore Road, Chapel Hill NC

Built by Anchorage Building Corporation. Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Solar HemiCycle, the highly energy-efficient house features: 14.5"-thick walls. $30/mo light bill with no PVs, 20 slab, R-42 walls, R-7 windows, R-62 rafters. 2700hsf heated and cooled w 2 x 0.25ton HVAC's. Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) provides 1 whole-house fresh-air change every other hour, 24/7/365. Front door is square to the sun at 12n, 365 days/yr. Grading: Wilkerson Custom Grading; Wall System: Ideal Building Systems; HVAC: Boer Brothers; Sawyer: Glen Schultz; Framing: Rodriguez Construction. Photos by Kent Corley Photography. Video. Sold in 2019 to Sarah Knowles and Jason Merker.

The Casey Shaw and Jenny Owens Residence The Casey Shaw and Jenny Owens Residence The Casey Shaw and Jenny Owens Residence
2012

The 1966 Richard A. and M. Elaine Dowling Hocks Residence

412 Caswell Road, Chapel Hill NC

Richard Hocks, an English professor, drew the plans himself while a Ph.D. student at UNC-Chapel Hill. The builder was Ed Mann. Hocks would eventually move to Columbia MO and design a larger house there for his family. Sold in 1965 to Jean Wood Walston. Sold in 1969 to Edgar V. and Nancy Nash. Sold in 1980 to Merrell and Jo Ann McClelland Flair. Sold in 1992 to Anne K. Parrish who rented it for a few years, then left it vacant for 16 years with extensive damage (top three photos) and deterioration. Sold in 2011 to William B. Miller and Elisabeth Vermilye. Restoration in 2012 by Fulkerson. Sold in 2015 to Mara and Matthew A. Saskin. Addition/garage by Fulkerson in 2016, bottom photos by Iman Woods, built by Kevin Murphy/Newphire. Sold in 2020 to Milligan J. and William D. Goldsmith. 2012 restoration video.

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2015

Addition

124 Oak Street, Carrboro NC

Original house 1951, one bedroom apartment added in 2015, separate unit. Sold in 2020 to Hormoz and Andrea Kazemadeh.

Addition Addition Addition
2023

The Andreaus House

806 Old Mill Road, Chapel Hill NC

Built by Kevin Murphy/Newphire. Sold in 2008 to Larkin Properties LLC

The Andreaus House
Year unknown

The Jordan-McGibney Renovationaka McGibney Family Farms, Ian McGibney

10161 Hurdle Mills Road, Hurdle Mills NC

Built by Kevin Murphy/Newphire. Original house built in 1901.

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Sources include: Jay Fulkerson; Chris Senior; Richard Wheeler. Research by Catherine Cramer.