The roadside view of the Scheier house with its current owner.  

Scheier House, Durham, NH

Designed by David Campbell 

David Campbell (1908~1963) was a Harvard trained New Hampshire architect.  Today, Campbell is known more for his work with the American Craft Council and as a founding member and director of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen.  In his role of director of the League, Campbell was responsible for bringing many prominent artists to New Hampshire, helping them find work, and often designing them modern comfortable homes that are now part of New Hampshire's mid century modern architectural legacy.  

A view of the Scheier House showing the butterfly roof.

In 1941, ceramicists Edwin and Mary Scheier came to New Hampshire at the invitation of David Campbell to teach at UNH.  The Scheiers continued to work at UNH until 1960.  While in Durham they developed a following of collectors both locally and internationally.  This house in Durham, designed by David Campbell for the Scheiers sometime in the later 40s or early 50s, had many custom designed features for the couple including a built in studio space.  The house also has many features that are iconic of modern homes from its time.  The butterfly roof diminishes the modestly proportioned house's true size when viewed from the roadside.  The interior, which has three different levels, features a large living room with a ceiling that sweeps upward from the interior wall to meet a ribbon of tall windows that look over a pine wood.  A screen porch off the dining room provides additional space for relaxing and entertaining during the warmer weather.  

Today the Scheier's pottery is still highly valued by collectors and is considered iconic artwork from the mid-century movement.  When they retired in 1960, the Scheier's sold their house to friends who still lives in and maintains it with their family

The living room roofline of the Scheier house.  

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