This historic home is located at 5300 North Church Street at the intersection with Air Harbor Road at Lake Townsend. The original part was build in 1820, just twelve years after Greensboro became a city. At 7 1/2 miles from downtown Greensboro, in the early 1800's, that must have seemed like a great distance. The home looks so sturdy and majestic, up on the hill at the intersection.
Perusing the National Register of Historic Places listings in Guilford County reveals, of the 99 listings, this house is not one. If the list is accurate and updated, the last building to be added to the registry in Guilford County was World War Memorial Stadium on Yanceyville Street. The first place in Guilford County was the Adams house at 1108 North Main Street in High Point. Our vote is to get 5300 North Church Street designated number 100 for Guilford Couty! Surely, a house that has been standing since the presidency of American President (#5) James Monroe has quite a bit of provenance.
There are two other almost identical homes in line about a mile away each direction. One off Doggett Rd. and one near Lake Jeanette Dam at the end of Northern Shores Dr.
Wonder what the story is about three of the same homes built at the same time.
David Craft
Posted by: Collards | Monday, January 28, 2013 at 09:08 AM
The list is not updated, as far as I can tell. My house is on the National Register, but it's not on this list. We have a plaque and everything.
Posted by: Anne-Marie | Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at 01:33 PM
Anne-Marie.... Let us know when your house gets on the list. A lot of times, when we post something, change happens. We have at least two churches that have put their histories online since weve been encouraging them to do so. If you ever want us to feature your house, just send the address. We love to involve readers in this DAILY process!
Janis David
Posted by: GreensboroDailyPhoto | Monday, February 11, 2013 at 06:21 AM