The economic prosperity brought on by Greensboro’s insurance, banking, tobacco, and textile ventures in the early 20th century resulted in a remarkable architectural patrimony that is of statewide importance for…
Long before television and social media reigned supreme as venues for the exchange of ideas, printed “shelter” and lifestyle magazines were the arbiters of fashionable trends among architects and influencers.…
In 1928, an innovative suburban office campus opened in Sedgefield, a recreational-themed mixed-use community located between two of the largest industrialized cities in North Carolina: Greensboro and High Point. Pilot…
In 1918, J. Van Lindley announced plans for the development of his property in west Greensboro, previously leased by an amusement park. He gifted 44 acres along the North Buffalo…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Explore Hendrix, Chestnut, and Percy streets, containing the oldest houses in the Summit Avenue National Register Historic District/Dunleath Neighborhood. Dating to the 1880s, these earliest houses were built north of…
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…
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…
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