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. Paralleling the strong national economy of the Roaring Twenties, Greensboro grew to become the third largest city in the state. The Greater Greensboro initiative began…
DetailsThe height of the Great Depression saw the nation’s housing industry mired in high unemployment, tight financing, and poor housing conditions. The average home loan required short terms ranging from three to five years. Reform was necessary to counter the large down payments, second mortgages, and high interest rates that were commonplace. Congress responded to…
DetailsThe Mock Judson Voehringer Hosiery Mill, located in western Greensboro, stands as a touchstone to Greensboro’s textile manufacturing past. However, with the recent loss of the Pomona Cotton Mill, this structure stands as one of the few early industrial buildings in this section of Greensboro and could be a role model for additional adaptive- and…
DetailsA new report by researchers at Rutgers University examines the economic impact of the Federal Historic Tax Credit. Enacted by Congress in 1981 as part of an economic stimulus package, the Federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC) provides a 20% income tax credit for the rehabilitation of certified income-producing historic properties. This study presents information regarding the…
DetailsArchitectural Salvage of Greensboro celebrates May 2010, Historic Preservation Month by offering significant sales throughout our retail showroom at 300 Bellemeade Street in downtown Greensboro. The sale extends to several items that ASG is famous for, including 50% off columns, balusters, doors, flooring, hand rails, and kitchen sinks. Additional items can be purchased for 25% off retail proce,…
DetailsWork is progressing on placement and restoration of the two-story duplex across from Blandwood Mansion at the corner of West Washington and Edgeworth streets in downtown Greensboro. The 100-year-old structure was recently moved from its original location on nearby Blandwood Avenue in order to make way for construction of the new Guilford County jail. Upon…
DetailsA classic downtown Greensboro skyscraper might earn recognition as a Guilford County Landmark Property at next week’s City Council meeting. The nomination for landmark status has been submitted to Council with a favorable recommendation by the Guilford County Historic Preservation Commission. Popularly known as the Southeastern Building, the (former) American Exchange National Bank Building was…
DetailsEast Greensboro is rich with historic and cultural sites, ranging from Dudley High School to the L. Richardson Hospital and War Memorial Stadium, as well as the campuses of Bennett College for Women and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (A&T). However, one asset has been forgotten by historians and neighborhood advocates – the…
DetailsIn one of the oldest communities in the Carolina piedmont brews a preservation struggle that pits an historic log house against a modern drive-thru restaurant. Which side wins will shape the future of this town as a community that either respects its past, or discards it. Among the communities in Guilford County, Jamestown is recognized as having a…
DetailsPreservation Greensboro presented its annual Preservation Awards on February 10, 2010. Recipients were nominated by members of the organization and the community. Projects were recognized on several merits, including adherence to established preservation practice and visibility from a public right-of-way and project completion in 2009. The event was held at the Event Center at the…
DetailsThe way we renovate and restore our homes is about to change. A recent meeting of the Greensboro Remodelers Council of the Greensboro Builders Association worked to clarify the issue for area contractors. Thanks to new federal laws related to lead paint, homeowners will see changes in the way contractors approach projects in pre-1978 houses, child care facilities,…
DetailsWith losses of historic properties in the Fisher Park neighborhood such the the Holleman House by First Presbytrian Church and threatened destruction of the Commencement House, the Cascade Saloon and the Newman-Whitney Machine Works, 2009 was a difficult year for Greensboro’s preservation community…but will 2010 be any better? Several initiatives indicate an upbeat year for saving…
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