Split Levels and Ranches: Random Woods Typifies the 1960s
The Random Woods neighborhood occupies a gentle valley located between two ridges marked by Fairfax Road to the west and Merritt Drive to the east. True to Greensboro planning traditions,…
The Random Woods neighborhood occupies a gentle valley located between two ridges marked by Fairfax Road to the west and Merritt Drive to the east. True to Greensboro planning traditions,…
The 56th Annual Meeting of Preservation Greensboro Incorporated was held on the evening of Wednesday, February 9th on Zoom. The free meeting was attended by members and friends of Greensboro’s…
From the perspective of those living in the twenty-first century, a community reinvestment plan that entails the destruction of the focus neighborhood seems to be a contradiction in terms. How…
Governor Roy Cooper’s signing of the North Carolina State Budget for 2022 on November 18th, 2021 is good news for historic preservation interests. The new budget allowed for expansion and…
Mrs. Sol. Weill purchased the site of 314 South Elm Street in July of 1898 with the intention of building a sizeable structure to house the Simpson-Shields Shoe Company. Greensboro-based…
Synopsis Hannah Jones and Tinnan Morehead are the only two people documented by name to have lived in bondage at Blandwood, the home of former North Carolina Governor John Motley…
By Otis L. Hairston Jr. This book documents African American history in Greensboro from the Reconstruction Period to modern day, including themes of education, religion, Civil Rights, social life, and…
In Greensboro and Guilford County during the nineteenth century, the Mitchell and Dean families contributed themes of influence and agency as free people of color within the context of legalized…
In Greensboro and Guilford County during the nineteenth century, the Mitchell and Dean families contributed themes of influence and agency as free people of color within the context of legalized…
Since 2005, Preservation Greensboro’s Treasured Places Watch List has served as an advocacy and education initiative of Preservation Greensboro to promote historic places and preservation strategies. Recognition to the Watch…
The Queen Anne-style house at 716 Walker Avenue was built in 1902 and is typical of upper-income residences of the period in Greensboro. The house was commissioned by Laura Brockmann,…
Preservation Greensboro Development Fund is pleased to offer the Sedgefield Showgrounds historic barn (circa. 1927) for adaptive renovation and reuse. The beautiful barn at Sedgefield Stables and Showgrounds is the…
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