Can you read a street? What do materials and architectural styles tell us about the history of a neighborhood such as the Summit Avenue National Register Historic District? Are these topics important? This NEW TOUR explores Park Avenue in the neighborhood now known as Dunleath. Designated a local historic district in 1984 and a National…
Traces of nineteenth-century history linger on the edges of the Summit Avenue neighborhood (recently renamed Dunleath), but the greatest architectural legacy dates from the early twentieth-century. In 1898, industrialist siblings Ceasar and Moses Cone constructed a “magnificent boulevard” to ease transportation between their mills and the city center. Named “Summit Avenue” for its destination to…
Traces of nineteenth-century history linger on the edges of the Summit Avenue neighborhood (recently renamed Dunleath), but the greatest architectural legacy dates from the early twentieth-century. In 1898, industrialist siblings Ceasar and Moses Cone constructed a “magnificent boulevard” to ease transportation between their mills and the city center. Named “Summit Avenue” for its destination to…
For a city of its size in the American South, Greensboro has a remarkable history of social equity expressed in our built environment that spans more than 100 years. Perhaps those of tolerant Quaker and Jewish faith provided Greensboro’s disenfranchised citizens with community allies. In addition, Greensboro also had a strong “youth culture” from its…
Beginning with the magnificent neoclassical Double Oaks Bed & Breakfast at 204 North Mendenhall Street, this tour will weave the history of Westerwood from the late nineteenth century to the present. Built on a hill just west of Greensboro’s village center, the area was first developed in the 1890s as the home of B. H.…
Quaker J. Van Lindley was renowned as an intrepid businessman. A Union veteran, he first established his reputation in the nursery business before diversifying into terra cotta pipe manufacturing and cotton-milling and taking a position as the president of Security Life and Annuity Co. Lindley donated 60 acres north of Spring Garden Street for use…
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 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 explore a number of stunning examples of these renovations, including the Printworks Mill (1913). The Proximity Print Works Mill, located at 1700 Fairview Street, was…
Tour reservations are required. College Hill has the distinction of being Greensboro’s best-preserved nineteenth century neighborhood. The narrow streets lined with Queen Anne cottages and charming bungalows are enhanced by offbeat boutiques and eateries that cater to a hipster clientele from nearby colleges. Packed with history and centrally located, College Hill blends quaint architecture with…
Tour reservations are required. For a city of its size in the American South, Greensboro has a remarkable history of social equity expressed in our built environment that spans more than 100 years. Perhaps those of tolerant Quaker and Jewish faith provided Greensboro’s disenfranchised citizens with community allies. In addition, Greensboro also had a strong…
Tour reservations are required. East Market Street is distinguished by over 150 years of representative American history, ranging from Guilford County's first elected Black official Zephania Mitchell of the 1860s to the influential Black-owned American Federal Savings and Loan of the 1960s. Greensboro holds a special place in American history for its contributions - and…