Will The Pomona Cotton Mill Be Landfill?
The Pomona Mill located at the corner of Spring Garden at Merritt Drive, appears to be headed for destruction. The history of the mill dates back to 1897, when construction…
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Is Historic Preservation Greensboro’s Ticket to Success?
Over the past year, the board and staff of Preservation Greensboro have held a number of workshops and focus groups to evaluate the impact of the organization on issues critical…
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Guilford Landmarks in the Making
Two historic properties were approved for consideration for local landmark designation this week by the Guilford County Historic Preservation. Both properties received unanimous support for recognition and protection by local…
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Winter Landmarks in the Mail
For those who are members of Preservation Greensboro, look for Landmarks in your mailbox. The Winter 2008 issue features a cover page detailing the Gate City;s first skyscraper — the…
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The Davis Code: Investigating Architecture at Blandwood
When constructed in 1844 -1846, A. J. Davis’s charmingly Spartan façade for Blandwood was groundbreaking not only for North Carolina, but for the United States. Researchers long ago established that…
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Greensboro’s Grandest House: A Manor Befitting a Gentleman
Though the Triad contains the lion’s share of North Carolina’s sprawling estates built by early twentieth-century textile fortunes, few can match the size, quality, and design of Adamsleigh. The vast…
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2007, the Year Greensboro Turned Cool?
Architecture enthusiasts have observed for some time that Greensboro’s progressive design prowess reveals itself in fits and starts. Periodically the avant-garde of North Carolina architecture (exemplified by A. J. Davis’s…
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Quietly, Greensboro’s Biggest Preservation Project Continues Momentum
In almost every measure, it’s the biggest. No matter what terms are used to describe this project, there is no doubt that this is the most substantial preservation project in…
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Happiness and “Hello, Bill!”
Christmastime was on the minds of mill workers at Greensboro’s Revolution Mills in October of 1920, when the regional Mill News: The Great Southern Weekly for Textile Workers was published.…
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High Point Loses Modernist Architect
High Point lost a leader in architectural design last Friday with the passing of Robert “Bob” W. Conner, at the age of 93. Bob was a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,…
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Following the Lead on Lead Paint Issues
Recent awareness and discussion of Guilford County’s 2005 lead paint ordinance has challenges that could pertain to a majority of homeowners in the county, including historic homes. Lead paint, quite…
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What is Greensboro’s Oldest House?
The answer to the title of this article depends on how you ask the question. Greensboro has been around for almost 200 years, and in that time houses have been…
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