..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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High Point’s Residential Architecture
High Point has quite a few notable textbook examples of residential architecture. The Wilson House at 425 Hillcrest Drive is a rendition of the landmark home known as Tudor Place…
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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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Landmarks in the Mail
Landmarks, Preservation Greensboro’s quarterly newsmagazine, will be delivered to area mailboxes soon! The publication is delivered to those who contribute to Preservation Greensboro (PGI), but is also available at Blandwood Mansion…
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At the Heart of Historic Preservation
Sally Quinn’s heartfelt essay about her foray into historic preservation reminds us of the value of place, history, and authenticity. Her East Hampton, New York home, Grey Gardens, is the setting of…
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UNCG Quad Updates
During the Wednesday, April 8th Chancellor’s Forum at UNCG, several images were shown of what the new Quad could look like. Organizers emphasized that the images remained in the conceptual…
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Fisher Park’s New Empty Lot
The bulldozer emblazoned with the demolition contractor D. H. Griffin and parked behind the house at 210 West Smith Street (image, below) says it all. Another one bites the dust…
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The UNCG Quad Could Become History
Should the UNC Greensboro Quad, an ninety-year-old landmark in the heart of the campus, be destroyed to make way for new dormitories? You can have your say in the process…
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Community Input Seeks Good Design
When Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin visited Greensboro in 2007, he ended his discussion before an audience of over 100 Greensboro citizens with the following directive: “There’s an old saying:…
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Saving Local Treasures
According to an article in this morning’s News and Observer: “President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law a massive public lands bill that includes a small provision to preserve historic…
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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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