The Robert and Ruth Mace House Papers contains financial reports, newspaper articles, architectural notes and plans, and photographs relating to the construction of the Robert and Ruth Mace House located in Hillcrest Circle, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The collection includes some architectural materials related to Lewis Clarke, the ...
MoreThe Robert and Ruth Mace House Papers contains financial reports, newspaper articles, architectural notes and plans, and photographs relating to the construction of the Robert and Ruth Mace House located in Hillcrest Circle, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The collection includes some architectural materials related to Lewis Clarke, the landscape architect of the Mace House, and Donald Stewart, the architect of the Mace House. The materials range from 1959 to 1985, with the bulk of the materials from 1959 to 1965. Robert and Ruth Mace moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1954, where Robert Mace received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Following this, the Mace Family decided to stay in the area. They constructed a home at 222 Hillcrest Circle, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where they raised their two children, Mary and Tony Mace. The Robert and Ruth Mace House was completed in 1968. The house was later deeded to Robert and Ruth Mace's daughter, Mary Mace. It was rented out for several years, and torn down in 2017.
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