The above home, located at 3326 Quaker Run Road is a representative view of fall in Greensboro- porch lights on at dusk; a pile of leaves waiting to be jumped in and hauled away; hardwood trees without leaves; clusters of mums; a seasonal wreath; pumpkins on the porch; and gourds scattered all around. We can almost smell the mulled cider and cinnamon candles in the kitchen. The above home was built in 1990 during Greensboro's housing boom and during the time when construction in the Quaker Run neighborhood was well under way.
Quaker Run is a neighborhood filled with street names relevant to religions getting their start in the 1600-1700's : Friendsview Drive, Meeting House Drive, Shaker Drive, and Puritan Drive. The neighborhood, located between Horse Pen Creek and Battleground at the point where it dips to about its lowest elevation. It is a cozy neighborhood of largely college-educated folks who work hard to keep the neighborhood nice. On the average, homes in this neighborhood are about the size of this gray-green beauty with colonial red shutters.
Today is ABC Wednesday and Q is for Quaker Run. Most people playing Scrabble or alphabet games dread the letter Q; in Greensboro, we love it. We've got the largest enclave of Quakers outside of New England. Quakers were some of the first settlers in North Carolina as our state had established religious freedom in the late 1600's (reference). We also have the only Quaker-founded college in the Southeast United States. We also have the Quaker Acres neighborhood off of Friendly Avenue not too far from the Friends' Meeting House at New Garden and Friendly. Quaker history abounds in our area. The neigborhoods don't have a religious affiliation, but they do remind us of our Quaker heritage. And they do start with Q! Have a quiet, quality, post-election day.
See A-P in our neighborhood series here.
Cozy-looking and inviting. Greensboro seems to be flooded with leaves-- Is the city pick-up ever coming?
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 06:49 AM
What a gorgeous home! Beautiful in fall,
Leslie
abcw team
Posted by: Leslie | Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 02:21 PM
What an evocative autumn photo and an interesting history.
Joy - ABC Team
Posted by: Joy | Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 04:37 PM
Hope no one is using a leaf blower on QUAKER Run!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 05:24 PM
Nice. We are a little farther along here. It is colder each morning and we are no longer surprised at frost on the roofs.
Posted by: Abraham Lincoln | Thursday, November 08, 2012 at 07:09 AM