Today's photo takes us to Madison Avenue in the heart of Starmount Forest. The scene evokes the feeling that.... all paths lead to home. Every house should have a proper entrance making it clear to the visitor where one enters and exits. There is no question about this charming cottage. Walk between the split in the stone fence, between the rose bushes, along the slate path, through the hinged, white picket fence, up to the wreathed door. Welcome! This house is so inviting and characterizes the charm of Sreensboro's Starmount Forest neighborhood.
The Starmount Forest neighborhood bordered by West Friendly Avenue to the North and West Market Street to the South. It flows from West Wendover Avenue to Hamilton Lakes. One of its key features is the 150 acre Starmount Forest Country Club, located in the southwest quadrant of the neighborhood. The acerage is nearly 2 square miles, with a population of approximately 3,500 people. While some homes were built pre-1930's and and post-1950's; however, the bulk of the homes were constructed in the 1950's.
Starmount is the Americanization of the name Stern (star) berger (mountain). The Sternbergers were early citizens of Greensboro and responsible for many of Greensboros fine properties. While our lovely home today is in Starmount Forest, and not in Starmount Farms, this article provides some interesting insight into the philanthropy of the Sternberger family. Today is ABC Wednesday. This round, we're featuring neighborhoods of Greensboro and S is for Starmount Forest.
My mother always said a home should have a nice "howdy-do." This one more than meets that requirement. I feel like walking right up and knocking, expecting to be greeted with open arms.
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 10:45 AM
It IS inviting, that walkway...
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 01:29 PM
Seems like a perfect house with a picket fence.
Ann
Posted by: Ann | Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 03:16 PM
Best home yet! I am loving watching the theme play out through ABC Wednesday!
This is a most inviting home,note I say HOME not house because one can tell this is a place of warmth. In my minds eye there is a dining table covered in a lace cloth with a cornucopia spilling Autumn from it's horn in the center. Beyond there is a bustling kitchen with fresh bread baking while just out of the oven pies cool on blue and white checked clothes.
Thank you for the visit!
Posted by: Janis of So Cal | Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 05:54 PM
It is a beautifully set house. I can only dream of finding a house like this in Malaysia some day!
Duncan In Kuantan
Posted by: Duncan | Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 12:25 AM