The 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
DetailsThe story of Lustron Homes in Greensboro is a curious touchstone to the city’s post-war building boom. Fueled by industrial growth during World War II, Greensboro’s population and commerce rocketed…
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…
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…
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.…
DetailsWith losses of historic properties in the Fisher Park neighborhood such the the Holleman House by First Presbyterian Church and threatened destruction of the Commencement House, the Cascade Saloon and…
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