M is for Morehead Avenue

ABC Wednesday has rolled around once again and "M" is for Morehead Avenue. Morehead splits near Fulton and Spring Garden Streets downtown. This well-maintained, pink, Victorian house is located in College Hill at the south side of Morehead near Fulton Street, just across from what formerly was Newman Machine Company.

The street is named for John Motley Morehead, the 29th Governor of North Carolina.  Some consider him the "father" of modern North Carolina. After his term in office, he returned to his home in Greensboro, the Blandwood Mansion, located very near Morehead Avenue. You may also recognize the name Morehead from the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program. According to The University of North Carolina's website, it is the oldest, most prestigious merit scholarship program in the United States. It was established in 1945, "inspired by the Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University (and it) provides an undergraduate experience without peer." It is a four-year, four-summer, fully-funded scholarship. 

The letter "M" is popular for street names in Greensboro. Two hundred and ninety seven streets start with the letter "M" and they are spread throughout the city. Mcknight Mill Road has 239 homes; East Montcastle Drive has 274; and, if you consider East and West Market Street together, with 304, it wins for most houses. See some of our Market Street posts (near airport and West Market Street UMC). If you are new to GDP, see the A-L properties here.  Thank you for your visit to GDP today. If you are local, try to visit Morehead Avenue. If you have a child in high school, start investigating the Morehead-Cain!

Comments

[Roger Green]

To quote a line from my favorite Barney Miller episode: "It's so...pink!"

ROG, ABC Wednesday team

[jlshall (Joysweb)]

What a lovely old house. And that front porch is so inviting - looks like a wonderful place just to sit and watch the world go by.

Have a great "M" day!
~Joy @ Joysweb

[magiceye]

so pretty!