Sep 21, 1994
National Register of Historic Places - Small House (Early Modern Architecture Associated with NCSU School of Design Faculty MPS )
Statement of Significance: The Small House, at 310 Lake Boone Trail, was constructed in 1951 and expanded in 1961 by Raleigh architect G. Milton Small as his own residence. It is an early, important example of a small number of prototypical modern houses built in Raleigh in the 1950s and 1960s by architects who were, or had been, associated with the NCSU School of Design (See Multiple Property Documentation Form for "Early Modern Architecture in Raleigh Associated with the Faculty of the North Carolina State University School of Design, Raleigh, North Carolina"). The house, which is being nominated under Criterion C, as the work of a master and for its high artistic value, is the first comprehensive example of a Raleigh residence affected by the work of émigré German architect Mies van der Rohe, whose architectural concepts dominated large portions of American building in the 1950s and 1960s. A former student of Mies at the Illinois Institute of Technology, G. Milton Small became in the 1950s and 1960s the Raleigh area's, and one of North Carolina's, most accomplished advocates of Miesian modernism. The design of the house also represents an experiment both in materials and construction systems new to the residential market in Raleigh, and in compact, low-cost home planning. Recognized by an Honor Award from the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1957, the house was also published in Architectural Record in 1954 and in 1966.
National Register of Historic Places - Small House (Early Modern Architecture Associated with NCSU School of Design Faculty MPS )
Statement of Significance: The Small House, at 310 Lake Boone Trail, was constructed in 1951 and expanded in 1961 by Raleigh architect G. Milton Small as his own residence. It is an early, important example of a small number of prototypical modern houses built in Raleigh in the 1950s and 1960s by architects who were, or had been, associated with the NCSU School of Design (See Multiple Property Documentation Form for "Early Modern Architecture in Raleigh Associated with the Faculty of the North Carolina State University School of Design, Raleigh, North Carolina"). The house, which is being nominated under Criterion C, as the work of a master and for its high artistic value, is the first comprehensive example of a Raleigh residence affected by the work of émigré German architect Mies van der Rohe, whose architectural concepts dominated large portions of American building in the 1950s and 1960s. A former student of Mies at the Illinois Institute of Technology, G. Milton Small became in the 1950s and 1960s the Raleigh area's, and one of North Carolina's, most accomplished advocates of Miesian modernism. The design of the house also represents an experiment both in materials and construction systems new to the residential market in Raleigh, and in compact, low-cost home planning. Recognized by an Honor Award from the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1957, the house was also published in Architectural Record in 1954 and in 1966.
Sep 21, 1994
Posted Date
Sep 05, 2023
Historical Record Date
Sep 21, 1994
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
