LFG and Blandwood

To continue with yesterday's downtown juxtapositions, today you see a photo of the Lincoln Financial Group (The LFG) in the background and Blandwood Mansion in the foreground. Blandwood Mansion, having been built in the 1840's, is nearly  80 years older than the former Jefferson Standard Building (now LFG). But, they look beautiful together. LFG was built in 1923 by Joseph Bryan's father-in-law Julian Price. It remains Greensboro's landmark skyscraper. Blandwood is the oldest standing example of Italianate architecture, not only in Greensboro but in the United States! When walking around town, we find ourselves checking the time and temperature at the top of LFG and are so glad that LFG made all of the effort to repair it. 

Happy Friday folks. Here's to juxtaposing a little time for self with a little time for your own mother, or, if she is no longer living, with a deserving mother somewhere. Blandwood is open from 2-5 on Sunday. Perhaps mom would like a tour or a picnic on the lawn.

Comments

[Jane Mitchell]

You can appreciate the Italianate architecture more from the front. In looking at your previous Blandwood post, I see that there are no shrubs across the front. Strange I didn't notice that on my visits?

[Ashley]

thanks for including Blandwood! However, that side of Blandwood was actually built in 1795 and 1822. The 1795 section is the oldest building on its original foundation in the city of Greensboro. Its the front addition-the tower side, not shown in the photograph, that dates to the 1844-1846.