The residence at 104 Fisher Park Circle is among the earliest in Greensboro to exemplify Craftsman architecture. The Craftsman “Bungalow” style began in Southern California, where South Asian and East Asian features were blended to create an exotic and innovative style well suited to sunny climes. In April 1913 The Greensboro Patriot announced, “Mr. and…
DetailsThe Lindeman House at 306 Parkway Street in Fisher Park has a remarkable past. Its builder and at least two subsequent owners were capable women with a statewide influence in historic preservation. In addition to its history, the house is representative of an architectural style that was gaining popularity in the 1920s just as the last empty lots in Fisher Park were constructed. The house is one of eight that will be open as part of Preservation Greensboro’s Tour of Historic Homes & Gardens.
DetailsMembers and friends of Preservation Greensboro gathered last night at The Public at Morehead Foundry for the organization’s 51st Annual Meeting. More than 200 attendees heard keynote speaker Ron Staley, a Senior Vice President with The Christman Company who leads the company’s southeast Michigan Operations as well as the role of Director of Historic Preservation.…
DetailsThe Leak House was built in 1913 according to plans drawn by one of Greensboro’s most esteemed architects, J. H. Hopkins. It has been vacant for the past ten years, and has been the victim of neglect. It has become more memorable for the temporary supports that buttress the front porch, than for its architectural presence.
DetailsIn 2016, Preservation Greensboro undertook an ambitious calendar in recognition of its Golden Jubilee anniversary. The result was a diverse itinerary of accomplishments and events. This top ten list illustrates those that made the cut.
DetailsThe Margaret and Calvin Nicks McAdoo House at 350 McAdoo Street in Greensboro’s Southside neighborhood has seen both fortune and tragedy since it was constructed in 1903. Calvin Nicks McAdoo (1876-1905) was the youngest of three sons by Nannie Witcher Jones and Victor Clay McAdoo. Nannie was from Bachelors Hall in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and a descendant…
DetailsThe Booker-Benton House is a rare surviving structure built by an African American family at the height of the Jim Crow Era, in the midst of the historically white College Hill neighborhood. The early history of the house centers on Julia Booker and her daughters Mattie and Louie. Julia Forney Booker was born around 1866,…
DetailsFew among Greensboro’s preservation network have passionate associations with the architect Richard Gambier. However, any student of Greensboro’s historic architecture will know of his work – a portfolio of projects that include Gate City landmarks that are some of most celebrated places in our region. Information on Gambier can be gleaned from census data, City…
DetailsThe residence at 220 West Fisher Avenue in the Fisher Park Historic District has long been recognized as a landmark for the neighborhood. Further research reveals that its past is deeply connected the history of Greensboro. The grand two-story white frame house was constructed for Vivian and Joseph H. Armfield in 1915. Vivian Pegram (1888-1976)…
DetailsWesterwood today is a stylish neighborhood of comfortable and well-constructed homes that is convenient to nearby colleges, shopping, and downtown Greensboro. The neighborhood dates to the late nineteenth century when “Greensborough” began to expand to a ridge north and west of the small town. The high prospect of land captured the attention of high-income residents…
DetailsThe Greensboro Passenger Station at 236 East Washington Street was built in 1927 according to plans provided by New York architects Alfred Fellheimer & Steward Wagner. The firm held associations with New York’s Grand Central Terminal and Cincinnati Union Terminal. At the time of construction, Greensboro had outgrown the smaller passenger station on Elm Street. In…
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