Continuing on our stroll through the Irving Park Neighborhood of Greensboro, the above house really caught our attention. Located at 904 Country Club Drive, this beauty has a professionally manicured, striped lawn with terraced steps leading up to the grand entrance. While stately, the square design of the architecture indicates an efficient use of space. And without dormers and other complicated details, it is relatively easy to maintain. The house, built in 1948, overlooks the golf course of the Greensboro Country Club. It was built by Ray H. Taylor, who was vice president of City Industrial and Savings Bank and of Wysong and Miles. The house has seen several owners over the years, including Maurice Jennings, Sr., founder of Biscuitville. As is the case with historic homes, regardless of who owns it, the house is always known as the house of the first owner.
The Taylor House sold in this past fall (2020) without even being listed.* It had been on and off the market, underwent updating, and during the pandemic, this 6,252 square foot beauty sold for $420 per square foot, a recent record for local historic homes. We're betting the current owners enjoy knowing the provenance of their historic home. If only these walls could talk! And, if the lawn could talk, we're betting it would chuckle about all of the premium golf balls that have landed on it from the 3rd fairway of the Greensboro Country Club across the street. We're wondering how far on the property a golfer has had to wander to keep a ball in play.
Happy Thursday!
*read David Arneke's article on the Greensboro Historic Homes website.
A lovely home.
Posted by: William Kendall | Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 08:25 AM