Atwood and Weeks
Founded:
North Carolina, USA
Residences:
- Durham, North Carolina
Trades:
- Architect
NC Work Locations:
Building Types:
Styles & Forms:
Beaux-Arts; Colonial Revival; Georgian Revival; Mission
Atwood and Weeks was a prolific architectural firm established by engineer Thomas C. Atwood and architect H. Raymond Weeks in 1931, following the 1930 retirement of Atwood’s former partner Arthur C. Nash. Weeks had worked for the firm of Atwood and Nash for several years before Nash’s retirement, including projects for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After Atwood retired, Weeks continued for several years under his own name. For more information see entries on the individual architects and their works.
Alderman Hall
Contributors:Dates:1937
Location:Chapel Hill, Orange CountyStreet Address:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Campus, Chapel Hill, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Educational
Note:Blueprints for this project are held by the University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill, in Collection Number 40102, “Physical Plant of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1904-1963.”
Alexander Dormitory
Contributors:Thomas C. Atwood, engineer; Atwood and Weeks, architects; Arthur C. Nash, consulting architect; H. Raymond Weeks, architectDates:1939
Location:Chapel Hill, Orange CountyStreet Address:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Educational
Institute of Government
Contributors:Dates:1939
Location:Chapel Hill, Orange CountyStreet Address:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Campus, Chapel Hill, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Educational
J. E. Evans House
Contributors:Atwood and Weeks, architects; Coffey Family, contractors; John N. Coffey, contractor; John W. Coffey, contractor; John W. Coffey and Son, contractorsVariant Name(s):John E. Evans House
Dates:ca. 1930
Location:Raleigh, Wake CountyStreet Address:1002 Vance St., Raleigh, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Residential
Images Published In:Houses By Coffey, Charlotte Vestal Brown Papers, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Kenan Dormitory
Contributors:Thomas C. Atwood, engineer; Atwood and Weeks, architects; Arthur C. Nash, consulting architect; H. Raymond Weeks, architectDates:1937-1939
Location:Chapel Hill, Orange CountyStreet Address:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Campus, Chapel Hill, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Educational
Note:Blueprints for Kenan Hall are at the University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill, in Collection Number 40102, “Physical Plant of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1904-1963.”
Lenoir Dining Hall
Contributors:Thomas C. Atwood, engineer; Atwood and Weeks, architects; Arthur C. Nash, consulting architect; H. Raymond Weeks, architectDates:1939
Location:Chapel Hill, Orange CountyStreet Address:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Campus, Chapel Hill, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Educational
McIver Dormitory
Contributors:Thomas C. Atwood, engineer; Atwood and Weeks, architects; Arthur C. Nash, consulting architect; H. Raymond Weeks, architectDates:1937-1939
Location:Chapel Hill, Orange CountyStreet Address:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Campus, Chapel Hill, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Educational
Note:For McIver Hall, 10 sheets of blueprints from Atwood and Weeks are held by the University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill, in Collection Number 40102, “Physical Plant of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1904-1963.”
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Contributors:Thomas C. Atwood, engineer (1932); Atwood and Weeks, architects (1932); Arthur C. Nash, architect (1932); Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee, architects (1996-2001); H. Raymond Weeks, architect (1932); C. V. York, contractor (1932)Variant Name(s):Duke Energy Memorial Auditorium
Dates:1932; 1996-2001
Location:Raleigh, Wake CountyStreet Address:South St. at south end of Fayetteville St., Raleigh, NC
Status:Altered
Type:Public
Note:Construction of the massive civic auditorium at the south terminus of Raleigh’s principal commercial thoroughfare was a highly important project, especially given its timing in the early years of the Great Depression. Various architects hoped to gain the commission. The News and Observer reported on July 9, 1931, that Atwood and Weeks of Chapel Hill and Raleigh had been selected as the architects, noted that the firm was “formerly Atwood and Nash.” The Raleigh Times of October 22, 1931, stated that contractor C. V. York was awarded the general contract on a bid of $225,696; additional contracts covered plumbing, heating, etc. The stone edifice with its powerful Doric portico was dedicated in May, 1932. An expansion by Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee harmonizes with the original building and reiterates the original Doric façade (still intact) designed to complement the State Capitol at the opposite end of Fayetteville Street; the building was reopened in 2001.
United States Post Office
Contributors:Dates:1934
Location:Durham, Durham CountyStreet Address:323 E. Chapel Hill St., Durham, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Public
Wilson Hall
Contributors:Thomas C. Atwood, engineer; Atwood and Weeks, architects; Arthur C. Nash, consulting architect; H. Raymond Weeks, architectDates:1939
Location:Chapel Hill, Orange CountyStreet Address:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Campus, Chapel Hill, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Educational
Woollen Gym
Contributors:Thomas C. Atwood, engineer; Atwood and Weeks, architects; Arthur C. Nash, consulting architect; H. Raymond Weeks, architectDates:1937
Location:Chapel Hill, Orange CountyStreet Address:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Campus, Chapel Hill, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Educational