A Chapter of Greensboro History No Longer a Mystery
The Cedars was clearly an important estate in Greensboro. References to the property could be found on nineteenth century maps of the Gate City, as well as excerpts from select…
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Architect Hughes Contributed to Greensboro’s Character
Wealth generated by the insurance industry, textile manufacturing and tobacco processing made Greensboro a focus of progressive architecture during the first half of the twentieth century. The growing business community…
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Hillsdale Farm Takes Classical Cues From Colonial Past
Sited on a bluff overlooking the waters of Lake Brandt is a classic Colonial Revival house with a broad white portico reminiscent of Mt Vernon. The similarity to the home…
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Crutchfield House Exemplifies Asian-Inspired Lines
From home, to boarding house, and back to a home – the Crutchfield House at 108 Cypress Street has served a number of families over its nearly 100 years of…
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Cannon Court Brought Urban Living to Greensboro
The city-dwellers that lived the Cannon Court enjoyed urban amenities within the heart of prestigious Fisher Park. Located at 828 North Elm Street, Cannon Court is representative of pre-war housing…
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Constructed in 1904, Beasley House Was Home to Family of Eleven!
This vernacular farmhouse-style Beasley House at 706 Fifth Avenue is among the first constructed in the Aycock neighborhood, and has been restored through the efforts of several owners over the past 25…
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Hartford CT Architect Designed Grand Hewitt House
This grand home overlooking Fisher Park was once apartments, but a careful restoration project 10 years ago converted it back for use as a single family home, just as it…
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Two Sisters Constructed This Double House As Income Property
Constructed around 1922 for sisters Minnie and Lillie Wilson, the double house at 675 Percy Street features mirror-image residential units that share a common party wall, and today provides an historic home with…
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Pickett House brought Mid-Century Modern Style to Fisher Park
At first blush, the Mid-Century Modern-style Pickett house stands in contrast to the Colonial and Neoclassical-style homes in the neighborhood, but look beyond the simple lines and low-pitched roof to…
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Tar Heel Manor Catered to Travelers on the Seminole Trail
As Nellie and John C. Clapp’s family grew prosperous, the couple purchased a prominent lot on stylish Summit Avenue in which to erect their home around 1904. The original form…
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The Felder House Breaks Ground in Sustainable Restoration
Carefully restored in 2009, the Felder House at 1115 Virginia Street is the perfect blend of historic craftsmanship and energy efficiency, reminding us that the “greenest” building is the one already…
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Greensboro’s Renaissance Past
The City of Greensboro Central Fire Station was constructed as part of a city-wide renaissance known as Greater Greensboro in which the city grew in population and expanded civic services.…
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