Mae and Philip Rothstein House


  • Address: 912 Williamson Dr

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. - NRHP, 29 November 2004


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1959/00/00 Frank Walser Contractor The Mae and Philip Rothstein House is built.
1959/00/00 G Milton Small Architect The Mae and Philip Rothstein House is built.

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Particulars for Mae and Philip Rothstein House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style International style
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 15th April 2005

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Rothstein, Mae and Philip, House
Registry Address: 912 Williamson Dr.
Registry Number: 05000321
Resource Type: Building
Theme Group: Early Modern Architecture Associated with NCSU School of Design Faculty MPS
Owner: Private
Architect: Small, G. Milton Jr.; Walser, Frank
Architectural Style: International style
Area in Acres: 1
Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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