A grand Colonial Revival residence at 200 Fisher Park Circle, this house was built around 1913 for Mamie and Edgar D. Broadhurst, a justice of the peace and superintendent of public schools. Broadhurst began construction of his home overlooking Fisher Park as early as 1912 when he and several others petitioned the city to extend…
DetailsThe 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.
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.…
DetailsIrving Park is a North Carolina classic. It is home to US Ambassadors, Senators, Representatives, philanthropists, and captains of Fortune 500 companies. For Greensboro, it is the center of power and influence. It also likely features the earliest example in the state of a golf course that was integrated into a neighborhood plan, predating comparable neighborhoods such…
DetailsClement Gillespie Wright (1864-1937) was a Greensboro native and descended from an old family. His great-grandfather Robert Lindsay was among the pioneers of Greensboro. In 1808 Lindsay bought a lot for $52 at the northeast corner of Market and Elm streets and built a store. In 1897, Wright married Mary Joanna “Josie” Bernard (1874-1954). Josie’s…
DetailsAn air of mystery surrounds to McAdoo-Sanders-Tatum House at 303 Wentworth Drive. More than any other house in the neighborhood, it has a long and rich past, but the depth of its history is not completely understood. It is a house without a known date of construction! Architectural historians have invesigated the history of the house for…
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