Eugene Wilson Brown Architectural Blueprints of the Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Brim Vacation Home 1976

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Creator
Brown, Eugene Wilson, 1938-
Size
0.3 linear feet (1 flatfolder)
Call number
MSS 00403
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The Eugene Wilson Brown Architectural Blueprints of the Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Brim Vacation Home consists of 1 roll of architectural blueprints of the Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Brim Vacation Home in Lake Gaston, Warren County, North Carolina, dating to 1976. It was commissioned around 1972 and was built over many weekends by the owners. The architecture is representative of Eugene Wilson Brown's modernist residential designs.

Eugene (Gene) Wilson Brown (1938- ) was a Raleigh modernist architect who was known for his residential designs and downtown revitalization projects. Born in Oxford, North Carolina, and raised in a number of North Carolina towns, he graduated from Durham High School in Durham, North Carolina, and went on to receive a Bachelor of Architecture from the North Carolina State University School of Design in 1964, and a Master of Architecture and Urban Design from Washington University. He worked in University Planning at both NC State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and in 1982 established his own private practice in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Biographical/historical note

Eugene (Gene) Wilson Brown (1938- ) was a Raleigh modernist architect who was known for his residential designs and downtown revitalization projects. Born in Oxford, North Carolina, and raised in a number of North Carolina towns, he graduated from Durham High School in Durham, North Carolina, and went on to receive a Bachelor of Architecture from the North Carolina State University School of Design in 1964, and a Master of Architecture and Urban Design from Washington University. He worked in University Planning at both NC State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and in 1982 established his own private practice in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Scope/content

The Eugene Wilson Brown Architectural Blueprints of the Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Brim Vacation Home consists of 1 roll of architectural blueprints of the Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Brim Vacation Home in Lake Gaston, Warren County, North Carolina, dating to 1976. It was commissioned around 1972 and was built over many weekends by the owners. The architecture is representative of Eugene Wilson Brown's modernist residential designs.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Eugene Wilson Brown Architectural Blueprints of the Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Brim Vacation Home, MSS 00403, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Source of acquisition

Gift of George Smart, Jr., 2015 (Accession 2015.0186)

Processing information

Processed by: Jessica Serrao, August 2015; machine-readable finding aid by: Jessica Serrao, August 2015.

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Architectural blueprints June 17, 1976 (2015.0186)
Flat folder 1
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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Eugene Wilson Brown Architectural Blueprints of the Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Brim Vacation Home, MSS 00403, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.