Throughout its 250-year history, women have had a role in commissioning, designing, and preserving Guilford County's architecture and built environment. Exemplified by the campus commissions for Greensboro College and Bennett College for Women, to the famous hotel of Nannie Kilby in High Point, to the preservation of the Weir-Jordan House in Greensboro, women have shaped…
This meeting serves as Preservation Greensboro’s annual General Membership Meeting that will include election of board members and a presentation of the 2021 Preservation Awards. In addition to awards and a community update, attendees will learn more about special new initiatives of the organization. Due to uncertainties related to COVID, our meeting will be held…
EVENT IS FULL To be added to the waitlist, send us an email. Greensboro is enjoying a boom of rehabilitation and restoration projects involving historic industrial properties. Our special Insider Tours will provide a preview of stunning examples of these renovations, including the Mock, Judson, Voehringer Company Hosiery Mill (1927-1938). The Mo-Jud (as it…
This tour is filled, we are adding to wait list only. Greensboro is enjoying a boom of rehabilitation and restoration projects involving historic industrial properties. Our special Insider Tours will provide a preview of stunning examples of these renovations, including the Mill House at Revolution. The Mill House, located in the 2000 block of Yanceyville…
This event is postponed and will be rescheduled to a later time. Departure 8:30 am with Return to Greensboro by 4:30 pm The ticket price includes transportation, lunch, gratuity, and a special event) Join us to explore the artistry and architecture of Thomas Day in the county and town in which he lived. Our tour…
Join us for an informative deep dive into the history and artisanry of Thomas Day. Learn not only about the life and social context of Thomas Day, his wife Aquilla, and their family, but learn about the identifying features and technology that typifies his furniture for clues on what might be - and might not…
Though we held our most recent Annual Meeting last February, this meeting serves as Preservation Greensboro’s abridged annual General Membership Meeting that will align to the organization's new bylaws and the fiscal year passed May 10th, 2022. The new bylaws call for our annual meeting to be held in September or October of each year.…
Preservation North Carolina's groundbreaking exhibit entitled WE BUILT THIS will come to Greensboro this fall! It will be displayed in the University Galleries located on the campus of NC A&T State University from October 21 to December 9, 2022. Many of the historic buildings we revere in North Carolina are credited to their owners. Rarely…
The History and Legacy of Greensboro’s Black Architects and Builders Wednesday Evening, November 9th, 2022, 6:00pm until 8pm. Dudley Memorial Building/University Galleries, Multi-Purpose Room 202 University Circle on the campus of NC A&T State University Join us for a panel discussion of the history and legacy of Greensboro’s Black architects and builders. This event will…
The Early Victorian Period in Greensboro was one of growth and change, as new educational and industrial opportunities brought a greater diversity of traditions and customs to the region. During this period, holiday festivities evolved and changed as modest “backwoods” practices began to embrace national and international traditions. Explore Blandwood to learn about evolving mid-nineteenth-century…
Music for a Sunday Evening in the Park, or MUSEP, is celebrating a new season of hosting free concerts for the Greensboro community each Sunday June through August. Blandwood Museum is excited that a MUSEP Concert will be held at the museum on August 27th, 2023. Organized by the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department, the…
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