Frank Columbus Boyles grew up in Randolph County, where his father served as a Methodist Episcopal preacher. At the age of 19, he moved to Greensboro where he took a job as a salesman, but he quickly advanced his salary scale when he was offered the clerk’s position at Greensboro National Bank. He grew more…
DetailsThe Architectural Salvage of Greensboro (ASG) IdeaHouse will showcase recycled building materials in a Craftsman Bungalow on the Tour of Historic Homes & Gardens May 18-19 in College Hill. In 1916, Maude and Oliver Klingman moved to Greensboro from Kansas City. They borrowed money from Gate City Building and Loan to construct this fine Craftsman-style…
DetailsThe Cannaday-Parker House was constructed on a tract of land in College Hill subdivided around 1892 by Leonard and Laura Ellen Morse. The Morse Tract was a small subdivision that resulted in the creation of Carr Street and included the houses at 922 Carr Street as well as the home at 216 South Mendenhall. This…
DetailsLocated on a high wooded lot overlooking South Mendenhall Street, the Bumpass-Troy House is one of the three oldest houses in the College Hill neighborhood. The home is also one of a small number of Greek Revival residences in Greensboro, illustrated by the use of Greek-inspired trim featuring “ears” around the main entry, boxed cornice,…
DetailsThis historic industrial property was constructed for the milling enterprise North, Watson and Company. The earliest component of the complex is three stories tall, constructed of timber and covered in wood clapboards in 1893. Subsequent phases added in 1907 and 1912 were of brick construction and increasingly elaborate in design. The 1912 phase is the…
DetailsCollege Hill has the distinction of being Greensboro’s best-preserved nineteenth century neighborhood with narrow streets lined with Queen Anne cottages and charming bungalows. Packed with history and centrally located, College Hill blends quaint architecture with urban amenities to create one of Greensboro’s most interesting neighborhoods. Unlike most other neighborhoods in Greensboro, College Hill was not…
DetailsThe Jobe House on Tate Street will be one of ten historic homes open as part of Preservation Greensboro’s Tour of Historic Homes and Gardens on May 18-19! Tate Street was platted in 1892 by Greensboro Security & Investment as the Lenora subdivision, and the street took its name from company president J. T. Tate.…
DetailsIn addition to nine other properties, the historic Cannaday-Ferguson House will be open on Preservation Greensboro’s Tour of Historic Homes and Gardens on May 18-19! Built in 1895, this Queen Anne-style house is a well-preserved example of the gracious and sturdy homes found in College Hill. The oldest portion of the house is composed of…
DetailsThe historic Walker-Scarborough House will be open on Preservation Greensboro’s Tour of Historic Homes and Gardens on May 18-19! Situated on one of the largest lots within Greensboro’s College Hill Historic District, the Walker-Scarborough House is among the three oldest houses in the neighborhood and represents early features of Italianate style – articulated by the…
DetailsIn 1955, the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce launched a program entitled “Keep Greensboro Ahead”, which was intended to ensure that Greensboro remained an industrial and manufacturing powerhouse in North Carolina. The city was second only to Charlotte in population at the time and suburbs were expanding north and west of the city, fueled by new…
DetailsPreservation Greensboro met on February 12th to celebrate historic preservation in Greensboro at its 47th Annual Meeting held at the Greensboro Country Club. The organization reviewed accomplishments of 2012 and looked forward to planned events and activities in 2013 such as the Tour of Historic Homes and Gardens in College Hill in May, and the…
DetailsIn spite of the high profile that the name “Hamilton Lakes” enjoys in western Greensboro, many in the Gate City are unable to attach to name to any specific location. Is the area part of Starmount? Is it the Guilford College area? Is it near Westover? Few people who zip along Friendly Avenue and West…
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