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Sunset Hills Neighborhood Walking Tour (Saturday Morning)

First Christian Church 1900 W Market St, Greensboro, NC, United States

Sunset Hill's developer A. K. Moore pioneered use of model homes as promotional venues in addition to branding through distinctive city planning and architecture, His first model home was the “Bride’s Nest” in the Westerwood subdivision in 1920, and out of that initiative grew the Castle Charming concept house. The Castle Charming model home was born from a partnership with Morrison-Neese Furniture Company to create a furnished residence that attracted large numbers of visitors from which he could market lots.

Walking Wednesdays Tour of Lindley Park: Rescheduled from May 24

Lindley Park Gates 2700 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

Join us for our twelth season of historic neighborhood walking tours as our History Sherpa Matthew Hintz guides us on an historical and architectural walking tour through the curving streets of Lindley Park - scene of our May 19-20, 2018 Tour of Historic Homes & Gardens! This is a FREE tour.

College Hill Walking Tour – Tour Filled

Coffeology 423 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

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 amenities to create one…

$5.00

Old Greensborough Walking Tour – Tour Filled

Cascade Saloon 408-410 South Elm Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

South of the railroad tracks are a variety of shops, galleries, and restaurants that were constructed beginning in the 1870s by Joseph Shields. Named Shieldstown, the structures overlooking South Elm Street featured brick storefronts sporting ornate iron- and stone-trimmed facades, and elaborate cornices. Today, the neighborhood and adjacent areas are a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood that…

$5.00

Guilford at 250: Our Leadership in Civil Rights

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Guilford County is unusual in North Carolina, and perhaps the American South for having a treasure trove of Black historic sites that include the acclaimed International Civil Rights Museum and Center, the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum at Palmer Memorial Institute, and the John Coltrane Childhood Home, as well as a significant collection of institutions such…

Walking Wednesday Tour of Lindley Park

Lindley Park Gates 2700 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

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…

Thirteenth Annual Tour of Historic Homes & Gardens: Westerwood

447 West Washington Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

Join Us in Celebrating National Preservation Month! Preservation Greensboro’s Thirteenth Annual Tour of Historic Homes & Gardens will showcase the vintage homes of the Westerwood neighborhood during May, National Historic Preservation Month. Event is Saturday, May 20, 11am-4pm, and Sunday May 21, 1pm-5pm. Tour Magazines will be available at Tour Headquarters (1003 Hampton Street) and…