North Carolina Architects and Builders - A Biographical Dictionary

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Bain, William Carter (1839-1920)

Variant Names:
  • W. C. Bain
Trades:
  • Contractor
Work Locations:
  • Alamance County;
  • Buncombe County;
  • Cumberland County ...

William Carter Bain (January 8, 1839- July 8, 1920) was a prolific and adaptable contractor who epitomized the energetic entrepreneurship of the post-Civil War well into the 20th century. Bain began as a small-town artisan, served in the Confederate army, and became a regional builder and manufacturer. Adapting successfully to changing times during a...

Northup and O'Brien (1916-1953)

Variant Names:
  • Luther Lashmit;
  • Leet Alexander O'Brien;
  • Willard Close Northup
Trades:
  • Architect
Work Locations:
  • Durham County;
  • Forsyth County;
  • Guilford County ...

Northup and O'Brien, a Winston-Salem firm that encompassed architects Willard Close Northup, Leet O'Brien, and after 1927, Luther Lashmit, was one of the most prolific and distinguished architectural firms in North Carolina during the first half of the 20th century. The firm offered a full range of architectural possibilities for the urbanizing state, and...

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