Daily Archives: May 15, 2017

Fisher Park: Greensboro’s First Park Neighborhood

Architecture, City Planning, Community Investment, Greensboro History, Tour of Historic HomesBy Benjamin Briggs May 15, 2017

“Fisher Park was the first Greensboro suburb planned and developed around a park and one of the earliest park suburbs in North Carolina.” – Marvin Brown, 1991 Captain Basil John Fisher was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1851. Little is known of his life before his military career. He was a member of the 5th…

Grand Fisher Park Mansion Now Enjoying Major Restoration

Architecture, Community Investment, Tour of Historic HomesBy Benjamin Briggs May 15, 2017

Hillside sits at the head of the table that is Fisher Park at 301 Fisher Park Circle. Begun in 1928 and completed in the spring of 1929, the sprawling residence evokes a rambling English Tudor manor. The house is among a group of Greensboro houses that express the craftsmanship, design talent, and vast wealth that…