Quietly, Greensboro’s Biggest Preservation Project Continues Momentum
In almost every measure, it’s the biggest. No matter what terms are used to describe this project, there is no doubt that this is the most substantial preservation project in…
In almost every measure, it’s the biggest. No matter what terms are used to describe this project, there is no doubt that this is the most substantial preservation project in…
Christmastime was on the minds of mill workers at Greensboro’s Revolution Mills in October of 1920, when the regional Mill News: The Great Southern Weekly for Textile Workers was published.…
High Point lost a leader in architectural design last Friday with the passing of Robert “Bob” W. Conner, at the age of 93. Bob was a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,…
Recent awareness and discussion of Guilford County’s 2005 lead paint ordinance has challenges that could pertain to a majority of homeowners in the county, including historic homes. Lead paint, quite…
The answer to the title of this article depends on how you ask the question. Greensboro has been around for almost 200 years, and in that time houses have been…
Preservation Greensboro hosted Alfonso Narvaez November 13-15 as part of the National Preservation Institute’s Professional Seminars in Historic Preservation and Cultural Resource Management. The event was held at the Blandwood…
When someone in Raleigh discovered that a friend of mine was involved in the Loewenstein Legacy project here in Greensboro in 2004, the Raleighite exclaimed “I hope Raleigh will be…
In Greensboro’s flight to the suburbs over the past 50 years, it sometimes seems as though the Gate City has lost its ability to build a great storefront. Great street-side…
The Greensboro Zoning Commission will hear a proposal (see section L) by Tribek Properties of Charlotte to demolish an entire square block of houses at the intersection of Lawndale and…
Blair Kamin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune, made many key points last month during his visit to the Gate City to challenge our thinking of architecture…
If you want a chance to peek into one of High Point’s classical homes, you will have a special opportunity on Saturday. The Junior League of High Point has just…
Is Irving Park to remain a neighborhood of lawns shaded by mature trees and classical homes with unusual architectural detail, or will it simply evolve into a collection of newly…