As a result of a grant made by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington DC, Preservation Greensboro has obtained a specialist in historic preservation that will carefully review the circumstances surrounding the pending demolition of two important National Register properties, one of which is also a Guilford County Landmark, located on Washington Street…
DetailsLate in the evening of January 21st, a fire mysteriously ignited near the back porch of the Mary and Carter Dalton House, a 99-year-old house in the heart of the Johnson Street Historic District in High Point. Flames quickly rose and engulfed the porch and wood shingle siding. By the time firefighters were called, the…
DetailsThe 1850s were exciting times in Guilford County as surveyors worked to chart the future path of the Great Fayetteville and Western Plank Road and politicians such as resident and former Governor John Motley Morehead lobbied for the construction of the North Carolina Railroad. The highest point along the proposed rail line happened to also…
DetailsGuilford County has a wealth of treasured places, yet from time to time, some of these places are threatened with destruction. Redevelopment, facility expansion, inappropriate new development, and even neglect can cause concern among citizens who value places that hold unique personality and character. This Watch List was formulated in 2005 to illustrate our community’s…
DetailsMid-Century modern design continues to make a solid comeback in Greensboro with the recently announced restoration of the Diane and Will Howard House on Henderson Road in Hamilton Lakes. The Mid-Century style was named for its period of influence in the mid-twentieth century, and represents an architectural movement to rethink traditional designs based on classical…
DetailsThe First Baptist Church and the Kilby Hotel are cornerstones of the East Washington Street National Historic District, and their loss may not only threaten the historic designation of the neighborhood and related tax credits, but reveals a dysfunction in a community frequently cited for its can-do spirit. Like the Samuel E. Burford Auditorium on…
DetailsA workshop will be offered in downtown Greensboro to discuss the how to use federal and state tax credits for historic preservationa nd adaptive reuse on structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The workshop is free of charge, but registration is requested. This workshop is designed for anyone considering renovation of a…
DetailsThe Carrie and Charles Angle House at 919 Spring Garden Street in College Hill is for sale through the summer in hopes that it will be purchased and restored. The home is an excellent example of an American Foursquare with Colonial Revival features. It was damaged by fire in 2011, but Preservation Greensboro is marketing…
DetailsThe three-story, brick building at 408-410 South Elm Street was included as part of the Downtown Greensboro National Register Historic District in 1982. In 2006 it was recognized as a local Landmark Property by City Council. It has been granted a Certificate of Appropriateness for demolition, twice. However, today the Cascade Saloon remains standing and…
DetailsThis lovely one-story Queen Anne house at 822 Rankin Place was built in 1901. It features a center-hall plan; a layout that consists of a wide central hallway flanked by two equal-sized rooms to each side. Center-hall plans were popular in nineteenth century rural North Carolina, which lends a “country farmhouse” appearance to the home.…
DetailsThe wedding of Margaret Glenn to Dr. Charles Scott was a celebration to be remembered in Greensboro. Coverage of the 1902 wedding in the newspaper announced: Dr. Charles L. Scott, a prominent young physician of this city, and Miss Margaret Glenn, one of the accomplished daughters of Postmaster and Mrs. Tyre Glenn, were married last…
DetailsFrank Columbus Boyles grew up in Randolph County, where his father served as a Methodist Episcopal preacher. At the age of 19, he moved to Greensboro where he took a job as a salesman, but he quickly advanced his salary scale when he was offered the clerk’s position at Greensboro National Bank. He grew more…
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