Preservation Greensboro Incorporated
Greensboro Celebrates National Historic Preservation Month
18 April 2006 - Did you know that one of Greensboro's premier historic neighborhoods was once swampland? Did you know that the craftsman bungalow could be considered the "official house style" of Greensboro? Were you aware that architectural historians across the state consider South Elm Street to be the best-preserved "big city" downtown in North Carolina?
Learn more about the intriguing architectural history of the Gate City during National Historic Preservation Month. PGI will sponsor a series of events throughout the month of May that will increase your appreciation of Greensboro's treasured places. Events will include hamburgers at Temple Emanuel in Fisher Park, Free tours of Blandwood Mansion, and walking tours of interesting sites such as the Green Hill Cemetery, the home of elaborate funerary art and heirloom plantings from the Victorian period. Learn about College Hill, Greensboro's "First Neighborhood", and discover the difference between a lintel and a cornice while walking along the streets of Old Greensborough. Fisher Park, one of Greensboro's toniest neighborhoods was swampland when the city was founded. Admission to most tours is free, and tours are held rain or shine...so bring an umbrella and sturdy shoes. Contact our website at www.preservationgreensboro.org, or call 272-5003 for more information.