Apr 15, 2005
National Register of Historic Places - Mae and Philip Rothstein House (Early Modern Architecture Associated with NCSU School of Design Faculty MPS)
Statement of Significance: The 1959 Mae and Philip Rothstein House is the work of G. Milton Small Jr., advocate of the International Style who was instrumental in its spread in North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. As a student of Mies van der Rohe, he used the modernist vocabulary in all of his work, receiving a dozen awards for commercial and residential work in the course of his career. In 1963, he was made a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. The Rothstein House is a prime expression of Miesian ideals and fulfills the requirements of Criterion C by embodying the aesthetic achievement of a master as a distinctive example of the modernist period. Small deliberately revealed the Miesian philosophy for all to see: use of vertical and horizontal planes to define form; exposure of its structure through the use of steel posts; clear definition of base, body and roof; integration of outdoors and indoors via large window walls; and use of rich interior finish materials. The Rothstein House also satisfies the requirements of Criteria Consideration G, for the less-than-fifty-year-old dwelling has been widely recognized as a significant and largely intact residential design by a leading master of modernism in North Carolina. Its architectural context has been documented in the multiple property documentation form, "Early Modern Architecture in Raleigh Associated with the Faculty of The North Carolina State University School of Design in Raleigh, North Carolina," prepared by David R. Black and accepted by the National Register in 1994. The house is an example of the property type entitled "Early Modern Residences in Raleigh Associated with the Faculty of the School of Design, 1948-1972" (Section F, pages 1-6) and meets the registration requirements for the property type (Section F, page 7.)
National Register of Historic Places - Mae and Philip Rothstein House (Early Modern Architecture Associated with NCSU School of Design Faculty MPS)
Statement of Significance: The 1959 Mae and Philip Rothstein House is the work of G. Milton Small Jr., advocate of the International Style who was instrumental in its spread in North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. As a student of Mies van der Rohe, he used the modernist vocabulary in all of his work, receiving a dozen awards for commercial and residential work in the course of his career. In 1963, he was made a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. The Rothstein House is a prime expression of Miesian ideals and fulfills the requirements of Criterion C by embodying the aesthetic achievement of a master as a distinctive example of the modernist period. Small deliberately revealed the Miesian philosophy for all to see: use of vertical and horizontal planes to define form; exposure of its structure through the use of steel posts; clear definition of base, body and roof; integration of outdoors and indoors via large window walls; and use of rich interior finish materials. The Rothstein House also satisfies the requirements of Criteria Consideration G, for the less-than-fifty-year-old dwelling has been widely recognized as a significant and largely intact residential design by a leading master of modernism in North Carolina. Its architectural context has been documented in the multiple property documentation form, "Early Modern Architecture in Raleigh Associated with the Faculty of The North Carolina State University School of Design in Raleigh, North Carolina," prepared by David R. Black and accepted by the National Register in 1994. The house is an example of the property type entitled "Early Modern Residences in Raleigh Associated with the Faculty of the School of Design, 1948-1972" (Section F, pages 1-6) and meets the registration requirements for the property type (Section F, page 7.)
Apr 15, 2005
Posted Date
Sep 05, 2023
Historical Record Date
Apr 15, 2005
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
