The Secrets of Westerwood, Revisited
Since 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…
Westerwood House Features Distinctive Dutch Design
In 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…
Westerwood Home Takes Cues From History
This 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…
The Ireland Bungalows Hold Shared History
In 1926, developer Henry Tinen Ireland purchased five lots on Hampton Street in the Westerwood neighborhood from developer A. K. Moore. He hired an established general contractor named William Wright…
Classic Craftsman Bungalow Remains True To Form
Numa 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,…
Visit Greensboro’s 200 Year Old House During Tour of Historic Homes!
Known 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…
The Secrets of the Summit Avenue/Dunleath Neighborhood
The Summit Avenue Historic District has worked to brand itself as “the alternative historic district” within the context of Greensboro’s oldest neighborhoods. This is derived from the diversity of housing…
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, charming bungalows, and interwar apartment buildings. Packed with history and…
The Secrets of the Southside Neighborhoods
If you haven’t visited Southside and South Elm Street – south of the railroad tracks – in a few years, my how things have changed. Once the redheaded stepchild of…
“Oakhurst” Exhibits Stunning Stonework in Lindley Park
The Kathryn and Charles Bennet House, located at 639 Scott Avenue, was historically known as “Oakhurst” and displays unusually fine stonework by a family of stonecutters. Charles Elias Bennett Sr was born in…
Lindley Park House Saved by Early Move
Oral history maintains this house was moved from across Scott Avenue, and documentary evidence supports this legend. The Lydia and James Cartland House, located at 631 Scott Avenue, is likely…
One of Lindley Park’s Oldest Homes on Tour
This modest frame house was likely constructed between 1913 and 1916, either by Roxie and Walter Hines, or by later owners Lucy and Thomas Hoyle. The Hines-Hoyle House, located at…
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