The Stately Broadhurst-Meyer-Curran Home “One Of Greensboro’s Finest”
A grand Colonial Revival residence at 200 Fisher Park Circle, this house was built around 1913 for Mamie and Edgar D. Broadhurst, a justice of the peace and superintendent of…
A grand Colonial Revival residence at 200 Fisher Park Circle, this house was built around 1913 for Mamie and Edgar D. Broadhurst, a justice of the peace and superintendent of…
The residence at 104 Fisher Park Circle is among the earliest in Greensboro to exemplify Craftsman architecture. The Craftsman “Bungalow” style began in Southern California, where South Asian and East…
The Lindeman House at 306 Parkway Street in Fisher Park has a remarkable past. Its builder and at least two subsequent owners were capable women with a statewide influence in historic preservation. In addition to its history, the house is representative of an architectural style that was gaining popularity in the 1920s just as the last empty lots in Fisher Park were constructed. The house is one of eight that will be open as part of Preservation Greensboro’s Tour of Historic Homes & Gardens.
Members and friends of Preservation Greensboro gathered last night at The Public at Morehead Foundry for the organization’s 51st Annual Meeting. More than 200 attendees heard keynote speaker Ron Staley,…
The Leak House was built in 1913 according to plans drawn by one of Greensboro’s most esteemed architects, J. H. Hopkins. It has been vacant for the past ten years, and has been the victim of neglect. It has become more memorable for the temporary supports that buttress the front porch, than for its architectural presence.
In 2016, Preservation Greensboro undertook an ambitious calendar in recognition of its Golden Jubilee anniversary. The result was a diverse itinerary of accomplishments and events. This top ten list illustrates those that made the cut.
The Margaret and Calvin Nicks McAdoo House at 350 McAdoo Street in Greensboro’s Southside neighborhood has seen both fortune and tragedy since it was constructed in 1903. Calvin Nicks McAdoo (1876-1905)…
The Booker-Benton House is a rare surviving structure built by an African American family at the height of the Jim Crow Era, in the midst of the historically white College…
Few among Greensboro’s preservation network have passionate associations with the architect Richard Gambier. However, any student of Greensboro’s historic architecture will know of his work – a portfolio of projects…
The residence at 220 West Fisher Avenue in the Fisher Park Historic District has long been recognized as a landmark for the neighborhood. Further research reveals that its past is…
Westerwood today is a stylish neighborhood of comfortable and well-constructed homes that is convenient to nearby colleges, shopping, and downtown Greensboro. The neighborhood dates to the late nineteenth century when…
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