The Secrets of Westerwood, Revisited
Since the Secrets of Westerwood was published in 2016, the neighborhood’s history has yielded a greater depth and diversity than first realized. Through new research, Westerwood is revealed not as…
DetailsSince the Secrets of Westerwood was published in 2016, the neighborhood’s history has yielded a greater depth and diversity than first realized. Through new research, Westerwood is revealed not as…
A house that has captured the imagination of many due to its commanding presence and faded grandeur will be open for tours this weekend. William “Will” McCormick Neale, Sr. (1885-1947)…
In September 1924, general contractor Clyde G. Crevensten sold this property with a house upon it for $12,500 to Lena and J. W. Money. Crevensten specialized in home construction in…
This Colonial Revival residence at 909 Fairmont Street was completed in 1924 and was first occupied by the Guilford County Coroner and his family. The house represents a renewed interest…
Numa Estus Knight (1893-1963) was born into a farming family in Huntsville Township, Rockingham County. In 1915 he married Lake McClintocks (1897-1992), and the couple had five children: Mildred Lolene,…
Known historically as the Paisley-Sloan-Logan House, this Greek Revival style home is one of the oldest privately occupied houses in Greensboro. It was built for Reverend William Denny Paisley who…
Constructed in 1826, the Elizabeth and Mark Iddings House on the GTCC Jamestown Campus stands among a small group of three-room “Quaker Plan” houses remaining in the central Piedmont of…
College Overview Chartered in 1838, Greensboro College is credited as the first college to open its doors within the city of Greensboro and the oldest college for women in North…
Delphina Street was an early community of Black landowners that was centered around St. Paul’s A. M. E. Zion Church in today’s Westerwood neighborhood. It was established in the early…
Anna-Kristina Hoffman, an Archaeology Major and Painting Minor at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, completed her 2022 internship with Preservation Greensboro by answering this basic question: How did the…
The economic prosperity brought on by Greensboro’s insurance, banking, tobacco, and textile ventures in the early 20th century resulted in a remarkable architectural patrimony that is of statewide importance for…
The architecturally progressive and ambitious designs provided by the faculty and graduates of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&T) in the mid-20th century are increasingly taking center stage…
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