Changing of the Guard
A changing of the guard occurred last week with the Guilford County Historic Preservation Commission (GCHPC). The GCHPC made a few news headlines in June with a surprise announcement that…
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Architecture Tours of Greensboro
Preservation Greensboro will be holding a series of architectural tours of the city this fall. Established in 1808, Greensboro has the good fortune to have examples of nearly every American…
DetailsA Landmark in the Mail
It has been a very busy week here at Preservation Greensboro, but this morning we have gotten the summer issue of our Landmarks newsletter delivered to bulk mail. For those…
DetailsSave Our Historic Buildings One Day at a Time
Maintaining an old building can be daunting for some and sometimes raise a cornucopia of questions: “Didn’t we just fix that leak in the roof?” “The new air conditioning system…
DetailsWatch List Property Plans Pass Hurdle
On September 10th, the Greensboro Zoning Commission unanimously approved the rezoning of the historic Albright House for office use, paving the way for preservation of the site as the headquarters…
DetailsStopping Losses
The September/October issue of the National Trust’s Forum News provides a solution to a problem we experience here in Greensboro in a weekly basis. The Forum News states “It has…
DetailsArchitecture Really Does Matter!
For the first time in recent memory, architecture will be the topic of a public workshop and presentation here in Greensboro. The October 18th event, entitled Architecture Matters! Downtown Greensboro…
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Greensboro’s Tobacco Heritage, Part 3
To paraphrase a popular proverb, “it takes a village to raise a cigarette”…or a tobacco product. Nineteenth-century Greensboro was certainly one of those villages, with all phases of tobacco manufacturing…
DetailsGreensboro’s Tobacco Heritage, Part 2
The 1890s was a time of change for Greensboro, as the sleepy county seat with a smattering of manufacturing facilities grew into a small city laden with industry. Shaded village…
DetailsGreensboro’s Tobacco Heritage, Part 1
Greensboro doesn’t have cavernous brick tobacco factories like Durham and Winston-Salem. The observation has merit, considering Greensboro has been a tobacco center for over 100 years. Since the city has a…
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If you can’t stop progress, you better learn to steer it
The Guilford Preservation Commission, recently spotlighted in newspaper headlines due to staff cutbacks, has continued its quiet and steadfast work of saving Guilford County history…as well as steering new development…
DetailsMaking the Difference
This summer, preservation groups across the nation are working with members of Congress to follow through on a proposed increase to core national preservation programs. Both chambers have recommended increases…
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