Kamphoefner, Henry L., House
Why it's listed
Completed in February 1950 at 3060 Granville Drive in Raleigh's Country Club Hills, this one-story house was designed by Henry L. Kamphoefner, first dean of North Carolina State's School of Design, with faculty member George Matsumoto. Its T-shaped plan uses wood, brick and glass, with a Roman brick chimney, copper and flat roofs, deep eaves and a large glass wall facing a golf course fairway. Interior features include birch plywood paneling, built-in furniture and radiant floor heating. Kamphoefner drew on Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian designs and added his own passive ventilation scheme, though air-conditioning was installed in 1955 because humidity defeated it. The house is listed for architecture. It was among the first modern houses built in an architecturally conservative Raleigh, and it hosted seminars and visiting architects during Kamphoefner's years as dean. Changes include a red paint finish, repairs after Hurricane Hazel in 1954, and an extended terrace in 1963.
Significance in brief: The house is nominated for architecture as an early modern, Wrightian Usonian house in an architecturally conservative Raleigh. It is associated with the 1948 founding of the NC State School of Design. The form credits three design ideas: a Wright-inspired configuration of space, passive climate control, and privacy tied to the owners' living habits.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 96000197, listed March 12, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 3060 Granville Dr., Raleigh |
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| County | Wake County |
| Listed | March 12, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96000197 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1950 |
| Architect / builder | KAMPHOEFNER, HENRY L. architect; MATSUMOTO, GEORGE, associate; THOMPSON, J.M., builder |
| Architectural style | Other: Wrightian Usonian |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still a single-dwelling residence; the form says it retains original integrity apart from four changes, and that the owner rents it to tenants. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 35.82281, -78.66253 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 96000197.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14707964
- This listing as JSON
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