Today starts a new round of ABC Wednesday (Round 11) and a faithful reader has convinced us to feature A-Z neighborhoods of Greensboro.
Well, surprise.... "A" is for "Adams Farm." Adams Farm is a 728-acre, planned community between Wendover Avenue and High Point Road, near Jamestown. The community has many amenities, including a pool with an active swim team, a tennis club, a 17 acre pond, and five miles of walking trails. Adams Farm was developed in the late 1980's- early 1990's with houses still being added late in the 1990's. Naming consultants were brought in to help name the 20- plus neighborhoods and the streets within the given neighborhoods to help forge their identities- Country Walk, Autumn Woods, Revere's Run (as in Paul), Cedar Valley to name a few . When orignially built, neighborhoods had slightly different characteristics (brick veneer, hardy plank, combination; apartment complexes; higher-end/first homes), but with equal access to amenities. As they move into their their decade, variability has increased somewhat in neighborhoods as people paint their homes in colors different from the original neutral palate, as landscaping matures, and other features are added. However, the community has an active homeowner's association and sense of community remains strong.
The houses in the above photo are located in Poplar Hill Court, on the Hilltop Road side of Adams Farm.
When the consultants were brought in to aid in naming streets, were they just for streets in Adams Farm or other newwer neighborhoods such as Grandover?
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 09:25 AM
Jane, likely Grandover had naming consultants, too. However, Grandover is newer than Adams Farm.
Posted by: Janis & David | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Beautiful homes!
Leslie
abcw team
Posted by: Leslie | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Looks like a really lovely community to live it. Happy New Round!!!
Ann
Posted by: Ann | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 12:46 PM
Nice community...hopefully unaffected by the housing downturn♫♪
Posted by: lmkazmierczak | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 01:20 PM
Not mysterious or spooky at all!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 01:55 PM
Oh, I get it Roger, Addams Family!!!! I wish I'd infused the original post with a little bit of your humor!
Posted by: Greensboro Daily Photo | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 02:48 PM
Lovely sunny yellow on that house nicely contrasting with the white trim! Most attractive streetscape!
Posted by: Gemma Wiseman | Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 12:27 AM