Ritcher House

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Ritcher House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ritcher House (North Carolina)
Ritcher House
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°48′19.54″N 78°40′38.9″W / 35.8054278, -78.677472Coordinates: 35°48′19.54″N 78°40′38.9″W / 35.8054278, -78.677472
Built/Founded: 1951
Architect: Matsumoto, George; Walser, Frank
Architectural style(s): Other
Added to NRHP: September 21, 1994
NRHP Reference#: 94001087

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MPS: Early Modern Architecture Associated with NCSU School of Design Faculty MPS
Governing body: Private

The Ritcher House is considered to be one of the best examples of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian mode of design in North Carolina. Located near downtown Raleigh, the house is one of many Modernist houses that were built in the city during the mid-20th century. Most of these homes were designed by faculty members of the North Carolina State University School of Design. Established in 1948 by Henry Kamphoefner, the school hired several Modernist architects as faculty members. Kamphoefner was awarded the North Carolina Award for Fine Arts in 1978 for his work and for his encouragement of other Modernists to build and design homes in the state. On September 21, 1994, the Ritcher House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house is also a Raleigh Historic Landmark.[2]

George Matsumoto, a professor teaching architectural classes at North Carolina State University, designed the Ritcher House in 1951 along with Henry Kamphoefner. The house was built on a modest budget and is an example of modular constructivism and timber framing.[3]

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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ "Ritcher House". National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
  3. ^ Smart Jr., George. "GEORGE MATSUMOTO (1922-)". trianglemodernisthouses.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
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