The Irving Park neighborhood, located just north of Downtown Greensboro, was a 350-acre project created by the Southern Real Estate Company at the beginning of the 20th century.* From Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Bryan and Alfred M. Scales in the past, to entrepreneurs and business owners today, Irving Park has been home to some of Greensboro's most influential residents. At the center of this prestigious neighborhood is the Greensboro Country Club. The above Irving Park house, located near the country club on Country Club Drive, overlooks the club's immaculate and spacious golf course. It has plenty of acerage, square footage and impeccable design. It exudes Irving Park charm. The residents of this home must feel like they are living in the Pantheon or some other ancient, magnificent structure.
Today is ABC Wednesday and for this round, we're featuring the neighborhoods of Greensboro. I is for Irving Park, Old Irving Park. See A-H neighborhoods, here. Country Club Drive is the street featured with yesterday's walkers; exempifying the fact that even in Greensboro's neighborhoods with giant homes, people find a way to build a sense of community.
* Fripp, G.(1998) Greensboro Neighborhoods, Volume II, p. 68.
This is more than just a lovely house! It is large and quite imposing as a private residence. One can dream!! Kate, ABC Team
Posted by: Kate | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 08:14 AM
Sitting here on a cold wet typically British day - looking at the lovely sunny picture!
Yay for ABC Wednesday - guaranteed to bring a ray of sunshine.
Denise ABC Team
Posted by: Denise | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 09:28 AM
incredibly lovely!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 09:59 AM
That's a beautiful house. Thanks for visiting mine and to answer your question my Nikon digital camera only has one lens but I set a fast speed for night shooting and I have a lot of optical zoom for shooting the moon and other distant objects. Carver, ABC Wed. Team
Posted by: Carver | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Magnificent for certain! This home is stunningly lovely. It's full of southern charm!
Posted by: Lisa | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 05:13 PM
What a gorgeous building and place!
Posted by: Mar | Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 02:32 AM
It looks very gracious and grand.
Posted by: Sara | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 02:31 PM