{"nrhp_refnum":"11000508","name":"Carr, Johm C. and Binford, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3400 Westover Rd.,","address_restricted":false,"city":"Durham","county":"Durham County","state":"NC","lat":35.94894110300004,"lon":-78.95569245299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-08-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story modern residence of brick, steel and glass at 3400 Westover Road in the Hope Valley subdivision of Durham, North Carolina, sited on a wooded lot beside the Hope Valley Country Club golf course. It was designed by Durham architect Kenneth Scott and built in 1958 for John G. and Binford Carr.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a well-preserved, largely intact example of 1950s modern design in Durham, reflecting the influence of the North Carolina State University School of Design. It is cited as one of Scott's finest designs, combining site-responsive planning, a Japanese-inspired courtyard, and a cantilevered glass living room. It is also presented as one of a small group of notable mid-century modern houses in the city.","narrative":"Built in 1958 in the Hope Valley subdivision of southwest Durham, North Carolina, this flat-roofed brick, steel and glass house was designed by local architect Kenneth Scott for John and Binford Carr. Its T-shaped plan is set into a sloping, heavily wooded lot beside a golf course, with a carport, an enclosed Japanese-inspired courtyard, and a living room whose glass walls open onto a deck cantilevered over the woods. Shoji rice paper doors and a copper door with an appliqué design add to the Japanese character of the interior and entry. The house is regarded as one of Scott's finest works and as a largely intact example of 1950s modernism in Durham. It reflects the influence of the School of Design at North Carolina State University, which shaped modern architecture in the region after 1948. Its Usonian-style features and site-responsive planning tie it to Frank Lloyd Wright's ideas, while its steel and glass construction draws on the International Style.","period_of_significance":"1958","architect_builder":"Kenneth Scott, architect; Frank Walser, contractor","architectural_style":"Modern Movement","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Purchased in December 2010 and being restored to its original condition as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.720435-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/42/7200/47720042/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/11000508.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000508/253faacbfa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000508/253faacbfa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jim Roberts","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_C._and_Binford_Carr_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Roberts</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_C._and_Binford_Carr_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720042","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._and_Binford_Carr_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19460858"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/durham-county/carr-johm-c-and-binford-house-11000508/"}