The Secrets of Kirkwood
Long before Kirkwood became a neighborhood of tidy post-War housing, the area featured scattered semi-rural farms and estates with notable homes and varied recreation areas. Development of neighborhoods north of…
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More Clues Revealed in Albright House History
For those driving on Friendly Avenue in west Greensboro, it is clear that work is underway on one of Greensboro’s most highly anticipated restoration projects. Recent insights on the history…
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Green Strategies for Historic Buildings
Can we give new meaning to the name Greensboro? In April, Preservation Greensboro will host the National Preservation Institute’s workshop on combining efforts of green design with historic preservation. The…
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Old Carolina Cadillac Dealership a Step Closer to National Register
Often undervalued, an East Market Street building that reminds us of the early auto era is a step closer to listing on the National Register. The Carolina Cadillac Company building,…
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Secrets of Captain Fisher’s Park
Before there was a Center City Park, before there was a Lindley Park, and even before there was an Irving Park, Fisher Park reigned as Greensboro’s premiere civic open space.…
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Who done it? Reading the Clues of an Old House
The Junior League of Greensboro may have a real treasure on their hands! Named to Preservation Greensboro’s inaugural Treasured Places Watch List in 2005, the Albright House has kept its…
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Letting the Pictures Speak: A New Model For Preservation
For our Annual Meeting this week, the membership and friends of Preservation Greensboro were fortunate to have Clark Schoettle here in the Gate City to talk about historic preservation, reinvestment,…
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Life in the Fast Lane: Exotic Architecture Mirrors Notorious Past
On the Greensboro Road in eastern High Point, there stands two exotic houses like no others in the Furniture City. Newcomers, if they catch a glimpse of the homes through…
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Keeping Our History Whole
Fisher Park is one of North Carolina’s treasured places. Catherine Bishir, one of the state’s preeminent architectural historians, referred the neighborhood as “one of the state’s premiere streetcar suburbs” with…
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Will The Pomona Cotton Mill Be Landfill?
The Pomona Mill located at the corner of Spring Garden at Merritt Drive, appears to be headed for destruction. The history of the mill dates back to 1897, when construction…
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Is Historic Preservation Greensboro’s Ticket to Success?
Over the past year, the board and staff of Preservation Greensboro have held a number of workshops and focus groups to evaluate the impact of the organization on issues critical…
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Guilford Landmarks in the Making
Two historic properties were approved for consideration for local landmark designation this week by the Guilford County Historic Preservation. Both properties received unanimous support for recognition and protection by local…
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