LUCY CAROL DAVIS, AIA (1950-)

Davis grew up in Charlotte. She attended the NC School of the Arts the first three years it was open and graduated in Music in 1968, followed by a BA in Music and Philosophy from Swarthmore College and a Masters in Architecture from the University of Oregon. During 1973 she attended the University of Auckland and received the government's Queen Elizabeth II Prize in Architecture, a historical preservation award.

Early in her career, she worked for Carrboro's Designworks (with Dail Dixon, Giles Blunden, Knox Tate, Bob Giddings, and Walker Hagans) and was one of the founders of Space Builders. She has been principal of LCDA Architecture since 1983 and President of Davis, Davis, and Davis Construction, owned with her dad and her brother. Interview on CNN.

1979 - The Margie and Ron Rindfuss House, 709 East Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill NC. Features a large solarium and Trombe wall, with brick floors for thermal mass. Sold 2013 to Sheila N. Patek and Charles L. Nunn.

1979 - The Sandra Eisdorfer House, 303 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill NC. Sold in 2021 to Celeste J. and Brenda J. Kurz.

1980 - The David Auerbach House, 405 Canal Street, Raleigh NC. Has concrete floors. Sold in 1986 to David and Janna Barnes. The builder was Frank Lee Craig along with his Norwegian partner. Sold in 1989 to Leslie and Mary Thornbury. Sold in 2020 Dan Li and Kevin Krost. Sold in 2021 to Andrew Moore.

1981 - 130 East Longview Street, Chapel Hill NC. Wood Glen Townhomes. Energy efficient with solar hot water and space heating. Architects Lucy Carol David and Giles Blunden. Photo by Daniel Perrin.

1985 - The Aziz and Gwendolyn Sancar Residence, 506 Waterside Drive, Carrboro NC. Part of the Spring Valley neighborhood that Davis developed with Roman Kolodji. 1820 sf. Sold in 1993 to Frank J. Floyd and Bruce Thorn. Sold in 200 to Neil Alexis and Catherine Belitsky. Sold in 2006 to Alvaro and Anu Gomez. Kitchen renovated in 2007. Sold in 2013 to Allison G. Lee and Douglas P. Mackay.

1988 - The H. C. and Sharon Pace Vacation Cabin, Smith Mountain Lake VA. Sold when the Paces moved to Colorado. Uses pressure treated posts filled with concrete. 800 square feet.  Address unknown.

1991 - The Richard and Barbara Stewart Residence, 7601 Talbryn Way, Chapel Hill NC. 5800 square feet. Project architects, Clark C. (Chuck) Burritt III and Stephen Fisher. Built by Davis. Sold in 2007 to John and Kathleen Linger. Sold in 2024 to Julia A. and C.S. Burton IV.  

1992 - The Belangi House, 50118 Manly, Chapel Hill NC. Governors Club. Located in Chatham County. Designed by Lucy Carol Davis. Project architects, Chuck Burritt III and Stephen Fisher. Interior by Richard Black. Built by Davis. Sold in 2019 to Amy L. Morrow and the K.A. and J.S. Morrow Jr. Trust.

1994 - The Alvin Priess Residence, 500 North Boundary Street, Chapel Hill NC. Built by Davis, Davis and Davis, Inc. Sold in 2007 to Josef and Ewa Blass. Sold in 2021 to Ewa and Josef Blass. Photos by Cat Wilborne Photography, courtesy of Erika Buchholtz.

1999 - The Mark Ewing and Lisa Lee House, 221 High Hickory Road, Chapel Hill NC. 3000 square feet. Built by Davis. Sold in 2002 to Alex Tolstykh. Renovated with an addition around 2014 by Frank Harmon.

1999 - The Gregson and Daphne Davis House, 204 Martha Lane, Chapel Hill NC. Sold in 2011 to Letitia and Lance Haworth.

Sources include: Lucy Carol Davis; Leilani Carter.