Willard Close Northup (1882–1942) was an American architect in North Carolina who was the principal partner in the firm Northup & O'Brien. His firm was based in

Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the List of municipalities in North Carolina, fifth-most populous ...

. Northup began his architectural practice in 1906 and partnered with Leet Alexander O'Brien (1891–1963) in 1915 or 1916. Luther Lashmit joined the firm in 1927, and was lead architect for

Graylyn Graylyn Estate, or Graylin, is a historic estate located in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The construction of the Norman Revival style mansion began in 1928. ...

while an employee of the firm. Northrup & O'Brien was a firm that lasted from 1916 to 1953. It included partners Willard Close Northrup and Leet Alexander O'Brien and Luther Lashmit. It was based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Either alone or with O'Brien, Northup designed many of the prominent buildings of the period in Winston-Salem and elsewhere in North Carolina, along with over one hundred schools in the state. A number of his works and the works of Northup & O'Brien are listed on the U.S.

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(NRHP). Works include (with attribution): * Cicero Francis Lowe House (1911), 204 Cascade Ave.

(Northup, Willard C.), NRHP-listed * Salem Town Hall (1912), 301 S. Liberty St.

(Northup, Willard C.), NRHP-listed * Marion House (1913 remodelling), 7034 Siloam Rd., Siloam, North Carolina (Northup, Willard C.), NRHP-listed * O'Hanlon Building (1915), 103 W. 4th St.

(Northup, Willard C.), NRHP-listed * Agnew Hunter Bahnson House (1920), Jct. of W. Fifth and Spring Sts.

(Northup, Willard C.), NRHP-listed *

Reidsville High School, Former The former Reidsville High School, also known as Reidsville Junior High School and Reidsville Middle School, is a historic school building located at Reidsville, North Carolina, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was designed by a ...

(1923), 116 N. Franklin St.

Reidsville, North Carolina Reidsville is a city in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 14,583. Reidsville is included in the Greensboro–High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Tr ...

(Northup, Willard C.), NRHP-listed * Winston-Salem City Hall (1926), 101 S. Main St.

(Northup and O'Brien), NRHP-listed * Pepper Building (1928), 100–106 W. 4th St.

(Northup and O'Brien), NRHP-listed * Rock House (1929), 7 Chestnut Ln., Roaring Gap, North Carolina (Northrup and O'Brien), NRHP-listed * Indera Mills (1904–1916), 400 S. Marshall St.

(Northup and O'Brien), NRHP-listed *One or more works in

Ardmore Historic District The Ardmore Historic District is a national historic district located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 2,093 contributing buildings and two contributing sites. The district consists of at least ten p ...

, roughly bounded by Knollwood, Queen, Duke, and Ardsley Sts.,

(Northup & O'Brien), NRHP-listed *One or more works in Downtown North Historic District, roughly bounded by W. Fifth, W. Eighth, N. Main and N. Cherry Sts.

(Northup and O'Brien), NRHP-listed *One or more works in Second Street Historic District, portions of 100 and 200 blocks N. Second St. and 100 blk West North St.

Albemarle, North Carolina Albemarle () is a city in and the county seat of Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 16,432 in the 2020 census. History Etymology This place-name is derived from the English surname Albemarle. According to a 190 ...

(Northup and O'Brien), NRHP-listed

References

External links

Guide to the Northup & O'Brien Architectural Records 1907-1980
1882 births 1942 deaths Architects from North Carolina 20th-century American architects People from Winston-Salem, North Carolina {{US-architect-19C-stub