College Hill Bungalow Represents Inspiring History
The 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…
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The Grand Architecture of Richard Gambier
Few 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…
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Armfield House Holds Deep Connections to Past
The 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…
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The Secrets of Westerwood
Westerwood 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…
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City’s Passenger Depot Gains Attention Then, and Now
The 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…
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The Secrets of Irving Park
Irving 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…
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House With Distinguished Past Rounds Off Tour
Clement 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…
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Gracious Irving Park Landmark Joins Preservation Tour
An 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…
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Classic Italian Renaissance House Open for Tour
Under the name Hudson Overall Company, Charles Crump Hudson (1877-1937) began manufacturing overalls in 1904 above a South Elm Street storefront. The company later repurposed an abandoned church on Arlington…
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Iconic Irving Park Mid-Century Modern Goes on Tour
The Katherine and Sidney J. Stern House at 1804 Nottingham Road was built around 1955-56 to designs drawn by Edward Loewenstein. One of Greensboro’s best examples of Mid-Century Modern architecture,…
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Charles Barton Keen Charmer Featured on Tour of Historic Homes
One of eight residential commissions by Philadelphia architect Charles Barton Keen in Greensboro, the Cora and Major John E. Rossell Residence, 1607 Carlisle Road is a charming example of his work…
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Greensboro and the Concrete Jungle
Greensboro is best known – in architectural circles – for its flagship Italian Villa-style Blandwood Mansion, its signature Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Skyscraper, and its Art Deco-style Kress and Woolworth…
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