Big old farmhouses surrounded by lots of pastures, trees, and fencing; this is the Guilford College Road of yesteryear. Today, Guilford College Road is much more commercial and some parts of it are divided four-lane highway. Today is ABC Wednesday and "G" is for Guilford College Road, which stretches from Vickery Chapel Road, just south of I-85 in the Jamestown/High Point end of the county and continues over High Point Road, Wendover, I-40, Across Market Street and Friendly Avenue ending at the confluence of Ballinger, New Garden, and Fleming Roads. Yes, Guilford College has an entrance on Guilford College Road! From beginning to end, Guilford College is about ten miles long. In this long stretch of road, there are only 149 homes. Another "G," Groometown, boasts 261 houses, the most for this letter of the alphabet-- of which there are 194 streets listed in Greensboro.
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Addendum: As it turns out, this property has quite a history as a model Quaker farm. Read about it here.
I love the colors of the field and the lines of the fences.
Posted by: Dina | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 05:59 AM
yeah, somehow people think commercializing is better. meh.
nice pic.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 06:41 AM
Somehow reminds me of Andrew Wyeth and the Brandywine Valley. All we need is a woman with outstretched arm facing the home...........
Posted by: Greensboro Daily Photo | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 07:12 AM
It definitely a grand and gorgeous house. Love the golden bits of nature in the foreground.
Posted by: Kate | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 07:31 AM
I would to meander along the older version of Guilford College Road as well as through that farmhouse.
Posted by: RamblingRound | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 08:29 AM
such a beautiful landscape! so serene.
Posted by: Lily | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 08:58 AM
wow! what a gorgeous mansion in the middle of nowhere....:)
Great to be here. Hope you can take a look at my ABC Wednesday entry as well. Thanks!
Posted by: Demcy Dias | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 11:41 AM
That photo makes me want to move in. Beautiful...
Posted by: Tracy | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 12:27 PM
It is a beautiful old building, but where is Gilford ??
Gattina
ABC team
Posted by: Gattina | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 03:08 PM
Cute!
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Posted by: Ms. Burrito | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at 03:29 PM
There was a similar grand property here not so long ago, but it transformed into dull houses and dinky lawns. I love this photo!
Posted by: Tumblewords | Thursday, March 03, 2011 at 03:16 PM