Yesterday, Preservation Greensboro offered a free tour of the Westerwood neighborhood. The First Baptist Church, located at 1000 West Friendly Avenue, is one of the anchor buildings in the neighborhood and was featured early on the walking tour. Ben, a doctoral student studying history at UNCG, works for Preservation Greensboro and he gave a very informative tour about the architecture of the buildings and an overview of the early residents of Westerwood. Below, you can see a photo of Ben; above, the attentive tour participants that numbered approximately two dozen.
First Baptist, a neoclassical giant, opened in the early 1950s, costing approximately $1.5 million dollars- no small amount today and a tremendous amount 65 years ago when it was built. Bestrewed officially became a neighborhood in the beginning of the 20th century and was filled with white collar, emerging professionals. By the 1950's they would have been well established, needing a place to worship. First Baptist came along to fill that need.
We'll feature another photo or two from the Westerwood tour. Also, if you ever have a chance to join one of the tours hosted by Preservation Greensboro, you will not be disappointed. Their next tour is this Wednesday evening, and departs from the Green Bean Coffee Shop at 7:00 p.m.
Beautiful church!
Posted by: William Kendall | Monday, August 28, 2017 at 04:36 PM