Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
The Ligon Flynn Papers consists of architectural drawings, extensive project files and related architectural records. Notable projects documented in the collection include residences on Figure Eight Island, such as the Jones, Mahan, Bell, Hughes, Ellison, and Monroe houses; as well as the NC State University Student Center annex; Lower Cape Fear Hospice, St. John’s Museum of Art, and Flynn's own office at 15 S. Second St. in Wilmington, N.C. The collection also includes the notebooks of Ligon Flynn’s associate, Harold Garriss, whose seven 120-sheet spiral notebooks cover the years 1981 to 1993.
Ligon Flynn (1931-2010) was born near Tryon, North Carolina. He graduated from the School of Design at what was then North Carolina State College in 1959 and taught at the School of Design from 1963 to 1967 while also in private practice. In 1969, he founded the firm of Ligon B. Flynn, Architect, in Raleigh. The firm moved to Wilmington, North Carolina in 1972. Flynn’s firm mainly designed private residences, including a number of houses on Figure Eight Island. He also worked on public buildings, including the in-patient facility for the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center and a number of projects at North Carolina State University. Flynn won six design awards from the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects. In 1993, he received the Kamphoefner Prize from the N.C. Architecture Foundation. In 2007, he authored a book of photographs titled Tobacco Barns. He retired in 2009.
Ligon Flynn (1931-2010) was born near Tryon, North Carolina. He graduated from the School of Design at what was then North Carolina State College in 1959 and taught at the School of Design from 1963 to 1967 while also in private practice. In 1969, he founded the firm of Ligon B. Flynn, Architect, in Raleigh. Henry Johnston became a partner of the firm in 1971. The firm moved to Wilmington, North Carolina in 1972 to work with Young Smith designing residences for Figure Eight Island, a large oceanfront vacation community. Johnston left the practice in 1976. In the 1980s, he oversaw the renovation of a former Greek Orthodox church on Orange Street as the Hughes Gallery for St. John’s Museum of Art. In 1986, Flynn was made a Fellow of the AIA. From 1986 to 1990, he partnered with a Norfolk, Va., firm on the renovation and expansion of Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Wilmington, North Carolina. Flynn’s firm mainly designed private residences, including a number of houses on Figure Eight Island. He also worked on public buildings, including the in-patient facility for the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center and a number of projects at North Carolina State University. Flynn won six design awards from the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects. In 1993, he received the Kamphoefner Prize from the N.C. Architecture Foundation. In 2007, he authored a book of photographs titled Tobacco Barns. He retired in 2009.
The Ligon Flynn Papers consists of architectural drawings, extensive project files and related architectural records. Notable projects documented in the collection include residences on Figure Eight Island, such as the Jones, Mahan, Bell, Hughes, Ellison, and Monroe houses; as well as the NC State University Student Center annex; Lower Cape Fear Hospice, St. John’s Museum of Art, and Flynn's own office at 15 S. Second St. in Wilmington, N.C. The collection also includes the notebooks of Ligon Flynn’s associate, Harold Garriss, whose seven 120-sheet spiral notebooks cover the years 1981 to 1993.
This collection is arranged into three series: 1. Drawings, 2. Project Files, 3. Digital Objects
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[Identification of item], Ligon Flynn Papers, MC 00604, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Susan Flynn, 2016 (Accessions 2016.0243 and 2016.0244)
Processed by Michael W. Edwards, 2019 May; machine-readable collection guide created by Michael W. Edwards, 2019 June.
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[Identification of item], Ligon Flynn Papers, MC 00604, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.