Two photographs have been identified as outbuildings that could have served as housing for the enslaved workers of one of Guilford County’s largest enslavers, James Turner Morehead. Today, that location…
DetailsAround 2007, Elizabeth “Lib” Conner gave me an envelope containing a note and two images. Her note stated, “This picture has been in my possession for about 60 years and…
DetailsSince the Secrets of Westerwood was published in 2016, the neighborhood’s history has yielded a greater depth and diversity than first realized. Through new research, Westerwood is revealed not as…
DetailsA house that has captured the imagination of many due to its commanding presence and faded grandeur will be open for tours this weekend. William “Will” McCormick Neale, Sr. (1885-1947)…
DetailsIn September 1924, general contractor Clyde G. Crevensten sold this property with a house upon it for $12,500 to Lena and J. W. Money. Crevensten specialized in home construction in…
DetailsThis Colonial Revival residence at 909 Fairmont Street was completed in 1924 and was first occupied by the Guilford County Coroner and his family. The house represents a renewed interest…
DetailsNuma Estus Knight (1893-1963) was born into a farming family in Huntsville Township, Rockingham County. In 1915 he married Lake McClintocks (1897-1992), and the couple had five children: Mildred Lolene,…
DetailsKnown historically as the Paisley-Sloan-Logan House, this Greek Revival style home is one of the oldest privately occupied houses in Greensboro. It was built for Reverend William Denny Paisley who…
DetailsConstructed in 1826, the Elizabeth and Mark Iddings House on the GTCC Jamestown Campus stands among a small group of three-room “Quaker Plan” houses remaining in the central Piedmont of…
DetailsCollege Overview Chartered in 1838, Greensboro College is credited as the first college to open its doors within the city of Greensboro and the oldest college for women in North…
DetailsDelphina Street was an early community of Black landowners that was centered around St. Paul’s A. M. E. Zion Church in today’s Westerwood neighborhood. It was established in the early…
DetailsAnna-Kristina Hoffman, an Archaeology Major and Painting Minor at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, completed her 2022 internship with Preservation Greensboro by answering this basic question: How did the…
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