Tour of Historic Homes & Gardens in College Hill This Weekend
This lovely one-story Queen Anne house at 822 Rankin Place was built in 1901. It features a center-hall plan; a layout that consists of a wide central hallway flanked by…
This lovely one-story Queen Anne house at 822 Rankin Place was built in 1901. It features a center-hall plan; a layout that consists of a wide central hallway flanked by…
The wedding of Margaret Glenn to Dr. Charles Scott was a celebration to be remembered in Greensboro. Coverage of the 1902 wedding in the newspaper announced: Dr. Charles L. Scott,…
The 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…
College 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…
Two iconic Guilford County neighborhood nominations were accepted by the National Park service this month that expanded the National Register of Historic Places program to hundreds of homeowners. The National…
In 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.…
Greensboro is a city endowed with numerous treasured places, yet from time to time, some of these places are threatened with destruction. Redevelopment, facility expansion, inappropriate new development, and even…
A new report by researchers at Rutgers University examines the economic impact of the Federal Historic Tax Credit. Enacted by Congress in 1981 as part of an economic stimulus package, the…
East Greensboro is rich with historic and cultural sites, ranging from Dudley High School to the L. Richardson Hospital and War Memorial Stadium, as well as the campuses of Bennett…
In one of the oldest communities in the Carolina Piedmont brews a preservation struggle that pits an historic log house against a modern drive-thru restaurant. Which side wins will shape…
A recent project proposed by Edwards Development of Ohio for the Newman and Whitney site (image, right) adjacent to the College Hill Historic District envisions over 700 students housed in…
One of Greensboro’s oldest industrial sites within the city’s oldest neighborhood is eyed for destruction and replacement with student housing. The Newman and Whitney Machine Company is located at 507…
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