Queen Anne-style Home from 1894 on Historic Tour
Frank Columbus Boyles grew up in Randolph County, where his father served as a Methodist Episcopal preacher. At the age of 19, he moved to Greensboro where he took a…
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Creative Ideas for Vintage and Reused Building Materials on Tour
The Architectural Salvage of Greensboro (ASG) IdeaHouse will showcase recycled building materials in a Craftsman Bungalow on the Tour of Historic Homes & Gardens May 18-19 in College Hill. In…
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College Hill Queen Anne Cottage Featured
The Cannaday-Parker House was constructed on a tract of land in College Hill subdivided around 1892 by Leonard and Laura Ellen Morse. The Morse Tract was a small subdivision that…
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College Hill Tour Will Include 1847 Inn
Located on a high wooded lot overlooking South Mendenhall Street, the Bumpass-Troy House is one of the three oldest houses in the College Hill neighborhood. The home is also one…
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Historic Wafco Mill Part of Preservation Tour
This historic industrial property was constructed for the milling enterprise North & Watson, Company, later named Greensboro Roller Mills. The earliest component of the complex is three stories tall, constructed…
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Discover the Secrets of College Hill
College Hill has the distinction of being Greensboro’s best-preserved nineteenth century neighborhood with narrow streets lined with Queen Anne cottages and charming bungalows. Packed with history and centrally located, College…
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Classic Tate Street Home Will Be Part Of Tour
The Jobe House on Tate Street will be one of ten historic homes open as part of Preservation Greensboro’s Tour of Historic Homes and Gardens on May 18-19! Tate Street…
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Queen Anne-style House Featured on Preservation Tour
In addition to nine other properties, the historic Cannaday-Ferguson House will be open on Preservation Greensboro’s Tour of Historic Homes and Gardens on May 18-19! Built in 1895, this Queen…
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Tour To Showcase Landmark College Hill Home
The historic Walker-Scarborough House will be open on Preservation Greensboro’s Tour of Historic Homes and Gardens on May 18-19! Situated on one of the largest lots within Greensboro’s College Hill…
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Tracing an Architecturally Brazen Greensboro, 1944-1975
In 1955, the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce launched a program entitled “Keep Greensboro Ahead”, which was intended to ensure that Greensboro remained an industrial and manufacturing powerhouse in North Carolina.…
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Greensboro’s Nine Award Winning Preservation Projects of 2012
Preservation Greensboro met on February 12th to celebrate historic preservation in Greensboro at its 47th Annual Meeting held at the Greensboro Country Club. The organization reviewed accomplishments of 2012 and…
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Iconic Guilford County Neighborhoods Receive National Register Recognition
Two iconic Guilford County neighborhood nominations were accepted by the National Park service this month that expanded the National Register of Historic Places program to hundreds of homeowners. The National…
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