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Category Archives: Treasured Places Watch List

Fisher Park Demolition May Loom, But Optimism Remains

Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsAugust 21, 2009

The future of the Holleman House in Fisher Park does not look promising, but some who rally in support of Greensboro’s historic places remain cautiously optimistic. The 100-year-old house is…

Preservation Greensboro’s 2009 Watch List

Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsAugust 12, 2009

UNCG’s university quad, our classic American ballpark, Greensboro’s grandest house, and a mid-twentieth-century modern icon represent just a few of the diverse sites named to the Preservation Greensboro’s 2009 Treasured Places Watch…

What’s Going On In There?

Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsDecember 5, 20082 Comments

The voter’s rejection last month of a bond package to rescue Greensboro’s stadium built as a memorial to World War veterans has sent those dedicated to saving the 80 year old monument scratching…

Junior League has Red Ribbon Day

Architecture, Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsSeptember 9, 2008

The Junior League of Greensboro held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the recently restored Historic Albright House at 3101 West Friendly Avenue. With the snip of scissors, the charitable organization…

Should War Memorial Stadium’s Form Follow its Function?

Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsAugust 29, 2008

To the citizens of Greensboro, the significance of War Memorial Stadium functions at different levels. To some, it’s a living memorial to those who gave their lives during World War…

More Clues Revealed in Albright House History

Greensboro History, Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsMarch 18, 2008

For those driving on Friendly Avenue in west Greensboro, it is clear that work is underway on one of Greensboro’s most highly anticipated restoration projects. Recent insights on the history…

Keeping Our History Whole

Architecture, Greensboro History, Lost Greensboro, Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsFebruary 1, 2008

Fisher Park is one of North Carolina’s treasured places. Catherine Bishir, one of the state’s preeminent architectural historians, referred the neighborhood as “one of the state’s premiere streetcar suburbs” with…

Will The Pomona Cotton Mill Be Landfill?

Greensboro Preservation News, Lost Greensboro, Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsJanuary 29, 20088 Comments

The Pomona Mill located at the corner of Spring Garden at Merritt Drive, appears to be headed for destruction. The history of the mill dates back to 1897, when construction…

Watch List Property Plans Pass Hurdle

Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsSeptember 11, 20072 Comments

On September 10th, the Greensboro Zoning Commission unanimously approved the rezoning of the historic Albright House for office use, paving the way for preservation of the site as the headquarters…

Barn Again!

Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsJune 27, 20071 Comment

Historic Barns Threat: Demolition by Neglect Rural Guilford County Since the earliest days of settlement, the family farm has been a vital image in Guilford County. As the main structures…

The Belle of Downtown

Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsJune 27, 20072 Comments

Bellemeade Neighborhood Threat: Neglect and Demolition Cedar Street, Spring Street, Guilford Avenue Bellemeade, like other historic center-city neighborhoods, contains buildings that represent a broad spectrum of Greensboro’s history, including the…

To Be, or Not to Be

Treasured Places Watch ListBy Benjamin BriggsJune 27, 2007

Holleman House Threat: Demolition 701 N. Greene Street, Fisher Park Historic District One of Fisher Park’s earliest residences, the Holleman House was constructed between 1905 and 1920 at one of…

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