The Graves House is an interesting example of a Colonial Cottage. Built for only $5,000 on the eve of the stock market crash, the charming house was a presage for modest homes built during the Great Depression and the beginning of a “Small House Movement” that lasted through the middle of the twentieth century. John…
DetailsSaturday, April 14th, 9am till 11am St. Andrews Episcopal Church 2105 West Market Street FREE Have you ever wanted to identify the features of a Tudor-style house? What does a Colonial Revival house revive? Did Asian architecture really influence Craftsman bungalows? Architect James Collins, a specialist in the design of traditional buildings and interiors, is…
DetailsTickets are now available* for the Tour of Historic Homes, this year spotlighting the Sunset Hills neighborhood. The Tour will take place from 11am – 5pm on Saturday May 19, and from 1pm – 5pm on Sunday May 20. Tour-goers will explore seven classic homes of the Roaring Twenties, including a rambling Tudor, a smart…
DetailsFrom home, to boarding house, and back to a home – the Crutchfield House at 108 Cypress Street has served a number of families over its nearly 100 years of existence, and is a great example of a typical Aycock neighborhood home. Rebecca and James M. Crutchfield likely constructed this house in 1914. Crutchfield owned…
DetailsThe city-dwellers that lived the Cannon Court enjoyed urban amenities within the heart of prestigious Fisher Park. Located at 828 North Elm Street, Cannon Court is representative of pre-war housing available to modest income households in Greensboro beginning in the early twentieth century. A selection of residential units are open for the Tour of Historic…
DetailsThis vernacular farmhouse-style Beasley House at 706 Fifth Avenue is among the first constructed in the Aycock neighborhood, and has been restored through the efforts of several owners over the past 25 years. Today, the house retains original details that are blended with modern improvements typical of many early Greensboro homes. Harriette and William C. Beasley were…
DetailsThis grand home overlooking Fisher Park was once apartments, but a careful restoration project 10 years ago converted it back for use as a single family home, just as it was built nearly100 years ago. When William A. J. Hewitt and his wife Jessie bought the prominent lot at the corner of North Elm Street…
DetailsConstructed around 1922 for sisters Minnie and Lillie Wilson, the double house at 675 Percy Street features mirror-image residential units that share a common party wall, and today provides an historic home with urban style. Minnie and Lillie Wilson were never married and enjoying the middle years of their life when they purchased a tract of land on…
DetailsAt first blush, the Mid-Century Modern-style Pickett house stands in contrast to the Colonial and Neoclassical-style homes in the neighborhood, but look beyond the simple lines and low-pitched roof to see how the large windows and exposed woodwork make this home a part of the Fisher Park family. Mary Thelma and William Earle Pickett likely…
DetailsAs Nellie and John C. Clapp’s family grew prosperous, the couple purchased a prominent lot on stylish Summit Avenue in which to erect their home around 1904. The original form of the house included a simple pyramidal roofline embellished with four dormer windows on each elevation. Within a few years, the house was greatly altered…
DetailsCarefully restored in 2009, the Felder House at 1115 Virginia Street is the perfect blend of historic craftsmanship and energy efficiency, reminding us that the “greenest” building is the one already built! The Felder House was constructed around 1919 by H. H. Felder, the president of the Felder-Briggs Company menswear store in downtown Greensboro. The Felder…
DetailsPreservation Greensboro Inc. and our tour partner, Southern Evergreen – High Performance Homes, are pleased to announce the inaugural Tour of Historic Homes set for Saturday, May 21, 11:00am-5:00pm and Sunday, May 22, 1:00-5:00pm. Ten homes with a special bonus house, throughout Fisher Park and Aycock Historic Districts will be featured on the tour. Preservation…
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