Piedmont Historic Homes

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Mid-Century Modern is in a class by itself — not old by historic standards, but historic in the innovation and aesthetic breakthrough that it brought to home design. Mid-Century Modern homes are found throughout the 12 counties of the Triad, though they aren’t as plentiful in the Triad as in the Triangle, Charlotte and the mountains.

The authoritative source for information on Mid-Century Modern homes in North Carolina is North Carolina Modernist Houses.

2850galsworthy

2850 Galsworthy Drive, Winston-Salem
The Butler House

• $1.996 million
• 5 bedrooms, 6 1/2 bathrooms, 7,040 square feet (per county), 2.21 acres
• Price/square foot: $284
• Built in 1964
• Last sales: $1.7 million, June 2025; $860,000, May 2012
• Listed February 25, 2026
• Neighborhood: Reynolda Woods
• Realtor hype: “a stunning home beyond imagination! A MASTERPIECE!” It really is a masterpiece (which is why you don’t have to say it, much less scream it).
• Note: The property is adjacent to Reynolda Gardens.
  • The house now has a travertine pool.
  • Designed by Byron Simonson of Palm Beach, landscape design by the remarkable Dick Bell of Raleigh.
  • The house was featured in an eight-page spread in Architectural Digest in 1970.
  • The original owners once hosted a seated dinner for 60 people in the living room.
  • Listed on locationshub.com, a directory of locations available for film or television productions: “The 1963 Albert Butler House in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is the exemplar of high Mid-Century Modern style. Designed by Addison Mizner protégé Byron Simonson (designer of the Colony Hotel and the now-defunct Coquille Club, Palm Beach), the house is 7500-SF of glam ready for filming.
  • “Some of the spectacular features of the Albert Butler House are crotched mahogany walls, carved wall divider screens, inverted ship’s prow cypress ceilings with quatrefoil skylights, indoor and outdoor soaring green marble and quartz walls, coromandel screen custom fitted around a stainless fireplace, hand-pegged diagonal wood floors, octagonal dining room in Tiffany blue with bespoke starburst chandelier, convex ceiling and hand-poured plaster moldings, ceiling-to-floor circus stripe curtains, carved teak double front doors, and turquoise and malachite kitchen with colored stove, hood, and wall oven.”
  • Online listings show 7,625 square feet.
  • “With the exception of a few strategic steel beams, used to span the living room, the house is supported structurally by wooden beams and masonry walls. To show off the wood that covers part of the exterior, Simonson created fir squares, glued together, sandblasted to bring out the grain and mounted diagonally.
  • “Sliding glass doors let the outdoors in when open, and shut the outdoors out when closed to give a spatial continuity between the house and the nature beyond.” (Winston-Salem Journal, 1966)
  • The original owners were Albert Louis Butler Jr. (1918-1997) and Elizabeth Hill Bahnson Butler (1919-1996). Albert studied economics at Princeton and served in the Army during World War II. He returned to become president of the Arista Company, a textile firm owned by his wife. He moved it into data processing in 1969, sold that business in 1984 and turned Arista into a real-estate holding company.
  • The Winston-Salem Journal called him “a distinguished man who poured himself into making his hometown a better place to live.” He was active with the YMCA, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Children’s Home of North Carolina, the Urban League, the Arts Council, the library, the symphony and the Chamber of Commerce. He chaired the Winston-Salem Foundation for 19 years. He also served on the board of trustees of Salem Academy and Wake Forest University and received the Distinguished Service Award from the WFU Medical Alumni Association.
  • Albert was a politically active conservative Democrat. He campaigned for Republican Wendell Wilkie in 1940 against President Franklin Roosevelt.
  • He was a director of several corporations, including R.J. Reynolds and Wachovia. He served on the RJR Nabisco board committee that reviewed bids for the conglomerate in 1989 (the result was a $25 billion sale to the investment group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, then the largest leveraged buyout in U.S. history).
  • “He has been with Arista since 1946 and a director of RJR Nabisco since 1976,” The New York Times said. “Mr. Butler has been involved in several corporate restructurings and takeovers, including Ashland Oil’s acquisition of the Filter Corporation, of which he was a director.”
  • The house was sold by Albert’s estate in 1998 to Michael E. Pulitzer Jr. and Ramelle C. Pulitzer. Michael is a great-grandson of newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer. He was an executive with WXII-TV in Winston-Salem. The Pulitzer company owned WXII from 1983 to 1998. The Pulitzers sold the house in 2012.

2756peachtree

2756 Peachtree Road, Statesville, Iredell County
The Victor and Louise McIntyre House
Sale pending August 13, 2024
No longer under contract October 12, 2025

• $1.75 million
• 5 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 4,012 square feet (per county), 21 acres
• Price/square foot: $436
• Built in 1954
• Listed October 9, 2023
• Last sale: November 1950, price not recorded on deed
• Note: The listing shows 4,144 square feet.
  • “Built on a former farm, there are 3 parcels of land … The house on 6 acres surrounded by old oak trees, plus 11.91 acres of 25 year growth Loblolly Pines plus one acre parcel that adjoins East Iredell Elementary.”
  • “A 900+square’ shop, plumbed and wired and could be made into a second residence or wonderful work/shop, plus another metal building for tractor/vehicle storage.”
  • Ominous: “Also a prime location for development.”
  • The house was built by Victor O. McIntyre (1925-2022) and Annie Louise Murdock McIntyre (1928-2019). They bought the property in 1950, the year they were married. The house is being sold by one of their sons.
  • Victor owned McIntyre Custom Floors. He was a member of the Cool Spring Volunteer Fire Department. Victor was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He also served in the U.S. Navy Reserve, retiring after 42 years in 1985 as a chief petty officer. 
  • Louise was a graduate of Cool Spring High School. She attended Brevard College and received her degree in art from Greensboro College. She taught art at Cool Spring school and then taught art, weaving and pottery in her home.

153hillhaven

153 Hillhaven Place SE, Lenoir, Caldwell County
Sale pending November 11, 2025

• $1.399 million
• 6 bedrooms, 6 1/2 bathrooms, 7,982 square feet, 2.84 acres
• Price/square foot: $175
• Built in 1963
• Listed July 2, 2025
• Last sale: $749,900, May 2022
• Note: The house is now a $4,000/month rental, Zillow says.
  • Designed by Ajii Tashiro (1908-1994), a native of New Haven, Connecticut. “In 1938, Tashiro was recruited to Appalachian State University (ASU) in Boone NC as Landscape Architect and Associate Architect. He also taught Landscape Design, Creative Writing, and History of Western Civilizations. … By 1959 he went on his own as both architect and landscape architect. He moved to North Wilkesboro NC around 1961. Lowes was just taking off and used Tashiro for a variety of projects. … Tashiro resisted being labeled a specialist in any aspect of design work, preferring a wide variety of projects, clients, and challenges. He designed many types of buildings, retiring around 1985 but continuing part time until about 1993.” (NCModernist)
  • The original owners were Allene Edith Broyhill Stevens (1922-2021) and William Edward Stevens Jr. (1922-1983). Allene was the daughter of James Edgar Broyhill, founder of Broyhill Furniture Industries. Her estate sold the house in 2022.
  • Allene was a graduate of Converse College and served as a trustee of Appalachian State University and the Caldwell County Community College Foundation. She was a philanthropist and was honored by the Caldwell Council of Women with the Satie Broyhill Lifetime Achievement Award, which was named for her mother.
  • William was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was executive vice president of Broyhill and the unsuccessful 1974 Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate (Robert Morgan won the seat).
  • There are only two houses on Hillhaven Lane. The other belonged to Allene’s brother James Thomas Broyhill, longtime member of Congress and, briefly, U.S. senator.

1801georgia

1801 Georgia Avenue, Winston-Salem
The Floyd and Vivian Burge House

• $895,000
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,655 square feet, 0.64 acre
• Price/square foot: $541
• Built in 1953
• Listed April 18, 2024
• Last sales: $853,000, May 2024; $236,000, March 2014
• Neighborhood: West Highlands
• Note: Owned by an LLC associated with an investment firm in St. Petersburg, Florida.
  • $541 per square foot is an extraordinary price for a historic home of any sort in Winston-Salem or the Triad. In 2025, out of 406 home sales tracked on this website, there were only two priced higher than $500 per square foot and only 26 between $300 and $500. The highest price paid in Winston-Salem was $377 per square foot. In 2024, this house sold for $515/square foot, a wildly overpriced sale, some would say, which the owners now are trying to duplicate.
  • The home’s original owners were Floyd Smith Burge Sr. (1903-1998) and Vivian Mildred Saylor Burge (1903-1977). He sold the house in 1978.
  • Floyd was a master carpenter who installed architectural millwork in the Duke Chapel, Graylyn and the executive offices in the R.J. Reynolds building. During World War II, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky as superintendent of the Curtis Wright Aircraft Company. After the war, he returned to Winston-Salem and founded the Floyd S. Burge Construction Company.
  • He also spent almost two years doing construction work for Moravian missions in Honduras and Nicaragua. He was a member of Ardmore Moravian Church for 65 years, serving as elder and trustee, treasurer and Sunday school superintendent.
  • Vivian was vice-president of the construction company. She was pianist or New Philadelphia Moravian Church and taught for 28 years at Ardmore Moravian Church.
• N.C. Modernist: “Designed and built by their son, J. Kenneth Burge [1926-2017], based on classes he took with George Matsumoto at the NCSU School of Design.” Ken Burge was a graduate of Reynolds High School and N.C. State University, with a degree in architectural engineering. He served in the Army in the Philippines during World War II. He joined his father’s firm and established Burge Enterprises; Home Lumber Company, an architectural millwork firm; and BB&L, a holding company. He headed all four companies until he retired in 1989.

565knob

565 Knob View Drive, Winston-Salem
The William and Glenda Folds House
Listing removed December 29, 2025
Relisted January 12, 2026

• $830,000 (originally $950,000)
• 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms, 3,901 square feet (per county), 2.42 acres
• Price/square foot: $213
• Built in 1975
• Listed September 30, 2025
• Last sales: $435,000, July 2018; $28,000, December 1974
• Neighborhood:
• Note: Online listings show 4,476 square feet.
  • You don’t see many refrigerators like this one.
  • The property includes an in-ground swimming pool and a lower-level two-car garage.
  • The original owners were Dr. William Franklin Folds (1931-2022) and Glenda Lee Fulp Folds (1936-2017), who bought the property in 1974. Bill sold it in 2018. He was a physician and a graduate of Wake Forest and Bowman Gray Medical School. He served as chairman of the county Board of Health and as president of the medical staff at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

4228starmount

4228 Starmount Drive, Greensboro
The Frank and Bertha Holliday House

• $799,900 (originally $839,900)
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,031 square feet, 0.57 acre
• Price/square foot: $264
• Built in 1952
• Listed October 27, 2025
• Last sales: $700,000, June 2022; $390,000, May 2021
• Neighborhood: Hamilton Lakes
• Note: The house has a bedroom with an en suite bathroom and exterior door that could be used an in-law suite.
  • The original owners were Frank Robertson Holliday Jr. (1922-1990) and Bertha Anthony “Bert” Holliday (1926-2017). They bought the property in 1951. Although county records show the home’s date as 1952, they weren’t listed as living on Starmount Drive until 1956. Frank was a graduate of N.C. State University and served as an Army captain in World War II. He was president of Holliday Manufacturing Company and secretary-treasurer of F.R. Holliday and Company, plumbers, where he worked with his father and uncle Earle Holliday.
  • Frank died of asbestos-related lung cancer in 1990. Bert sold the house in 1996.
  • A renovation of the home included painting the exterior stone work, a highly second-guessable decision:

1112riverwood

1112 Riverwood Drive, Davidson County
The Elmer and Mary Davis House
Sale pending March 2, 2026

• $799,000 (originally $875,000)
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,835 square feet, 1.08 acres
• Price/square foot: $435
• Built in 1976
• Listed October 7, 2025
• Last sales: $445,000, December 2016; $475,000, February 2008
• Neighborhood: Located on High Rock Lake, about 14 miles southwest of Lexington. The property has a Lexington mailing address.
• Note: The property includes a heated saltwater pool, pool house with a full bathroom, four-car garage with heat and air conditioning, and private pier.
  • The original owners were Elmer Gray Davis Jr. (d. 2015) and Mary Dauch Davis (d. 2020). They bought the property in December 1974 and built the house soon after. they sold it in 2005.
  • Elmer served in the U.S. Army Chemical Corps and was co-owner of Brothers II, a men’s clothing business. Davis was a director of Wachovia Bank in Lexington and president of the Davidson County Community College Foundation.
  • Mary was director of the Davidson County battered women’s shelter and a counselor for Hospice of Davidson County. She helped start the Habitat for Humanity chapter in Lexington.

1208cleburne

1208 Cleburne Street, Greensboro
The Lashley-Hammer House
Sale pending June 11-19, 2024
Listing withdrawn February 2, 2025
Relisted February 24, 2026

• $524,900 (originally $599,900)
• 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 3,564 square feet, 0.43 acre
• Price/square foot: $147
• Built in 1957
• Listed January 25, 2024
• Last sale: $50,000, February 1973
• Neighborhood: Latham Park
• Note: The house has had only two owners. Carl Amos Lashley (1925-2020) and Betty Slater Lashley (1932-2012) bought the property in 1957 and were listed at the address in 1958. Amos served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. He graduated from the University of Miami and worked as instructor at Vern’s Dance Studio. He soon joined Pilot Life as a supervisor and later joined Prudential. Betty worked in her father’s real-estate office.
  • In 1973, they sold the house to John Richard “Dick” Hammer Sr. (1922-2004) and Hannah Martin Davis Hammer. Dick also was in life insurance, with Mutual of New York. Hannah is now selling the house.

2323pineview

2323 Pineview Drive, Burlington, Alamance County
The Boswell House

• $407,000 (originally $435,000)
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,341 square feet, 0.85 acre
• Price/square foot: $174
• Built in 1961
• Listed October 8, 2025
• Last sales: $437,880, September 2025; $180,000, May 2014
• Neighborhood: West Burlington
• Note: Online listings show 4 bedrooms; county records show 3.
  • Owned by an LLC in Woodland Hills, California, which bought it in September 2025 and less than one month later listed it for sale at a loss, strangely enough.
  • The property was bought in November 1948 by Charlie Lee Boswell (1898-1981) and Merle Mattie Hargrove Boswell (1901-1989). It remained in their family for 66 years. Charlie was a mechanic with Brown Hosiery Mill. Merle also was a textile worker.
  • Charlie and Merle owned two lots and were listed at 2700 Pineview. 2323 is nextdoor but didn’t appear in the city directory until 1964 with their son and daughter-in-law Charles Ronald “Pete” Boswell (1935-2012) and Billie Suggs Boswell (b. 1937) shown as residents (they had previously been listed at 2702). Pete and Billie bought the property in 1974. Billie sold it in 2014. Pete was an architect and owner of Charles Boswell Construction.

2080 Pannel Road, Wentworth, Rockingham County
Listing withdrawn October 11, 2025; relisted October 31, 2025
Sale pending January 5, 2026
No longer under contract January 21, 2026

• $235,000 (originally $259,000)
• 1 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 2,020 square feet, 4.46 acres
• Price/square foot: $116
• Built in 1998
• Listed April 15, 2025
• Last sales: $228,500, October 2023; $76,000, February 2023
  • Note: The house is a geodesic dome with one floor, a loft and a basement.
  • The house has a Reidsville mailing address, but is just on the other side of Wentworth.
  • County records show 768 square feet, which appears to be the size of the first floor only.

1504overbrook

1504 Overbrook Court, High Point
The Delbert and Adrene Cecil House
Upset bid period in effect

• Current upset bid: $115,500 (March 2, 2026)
  • Auction held February 17, 2026; the current upset bid appears to be at least the second since the auction.
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,389 square feet (per county), 0.24 acre
• Price/square foot: $48 (at $115,500)
• Built in 1958
• Last sale: $131,500, January 2016
• Neighborhood: Wendover Hills
• Note: Charles Delbert Cecil (1925-1988) and Adrene Juanita Rickard Cecil (1928-1984) bought the property in 1955. They were listed at the address (originally 1504 Briarcliff Court) beginning in 1959 and lived there for the rest of their lives.
  • Delbert was a salesman and a member of the Virginia-Carolinas Home Furnishings Representatives Association. He served in World War II with the Army Air Force in the 100th Bomber Squadron.