South Elm Street Makes Greensboro Cool
I have never heard someone from Charlotte say “I went to Greensboro the other day and their roller coasters are so cool.” I have never heard someone from Raleigh say…
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..and Another One’s Down,
The year 2009 is turning out to be a notable year – in demolitions for downtown Greensboro. A few months ago, a two-story Queen Anne-style house was destroyed on Blandwood…
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An Old Place, A New Look
The North State Milling Company at 816 South Elm Street is an excellent example of an early twentieth-century industrial site. The company was founded in 1912 and manufactured plain and…
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The Secrets of the Preyer Federal Building
Any building with the scale, history, and gravitas of the L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building on Market Street has a few stories to tell. With a recent Insider Tour sponsored…
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Sign of the Times
Traipse the woods and old fields of the Carolina Piedmont in the month of March, and you will likely discover a lonesome cluster of daffodils randomly sited off the path.…
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Greensboro a Gate City Again?
Governor John Motley Morehead, whose home Blandwood is operated by Preservation Greensboro as a museum, would be pleased. North Carolina’s restored and historic railway stations, like ours here in Greensboro…
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A Tale of Two Houses
Through an unprecedented public-private partnership in preservation, a pair of historic houses in downtown Greensboro might avoid destruction and find suitable new homes that will enrich two of Greensboro’s most historic…
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Sebastian House Exemplifies Resilience
The Dr. Sebastian House holds a significant place in the history of Greensboro and North Carolina as a site representative of themes of empowerment, agency, and resilience in the era…
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Greensboro City Council Approves Landmark Recognition
A celebrated Greensboro residence in the Fisher Park neighborhood has been resurrected and recognized as an official county landmark. The Greensboro City Council has approved Guilford County Landmark designation for…
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Big Dig Begins in Downtown Greensboro
The Big Dig at Blandwood, part of the city’s Bicentennial celebrations, began today. The project seeks to explore the hidden history of Blandwood, the eighteenth century residence in downtown Greensboro…
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Guilford County’s “Carolina Dutch” Heritage Recognized
Last evening, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners approved the designation of the Ludwick Summers House at 6420 Woellner’s Way near Gibsonville as a Guilford County Landmark property. Chairman Kirk…
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Future-Perfect-in-Past-Tense: Reclaiming the Historic Warnersville Neighborhood
Future-Perfect-in-Past-Tense grammatical terms were once the topic of discussion in the classrooms of Warnersville’s J. C. Price Elementary School, but today, the term describes a new direction planned by residents…
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