National Register of Historic Places

Downtown Greensboro Historic District (Additional Documentation)

Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
Listed
April 20, 2023
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
82003458

About this property

Downtown Greensboro Historic District is a national historic district located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. When first listed, the district encompassed 96 contributing buildings in the central business district of Greensboro. The commercial buildings were built between about 1885 and the 1930s in a variety of popular architectural styles including Italianate and Art Deco. Located in the district is the separately listed Jefferson Standard Building. Other notable buildings include the Vanstory Building (c. 1885), Kress Building (1929), Woolworth's (c. 1929), Efrid's Department Store (c. 1930), Montgomery Ward (1936), the Carolina Theatre (1927), Center Theatre (1948), the former Belk Building (1939), Ellis Stone/Thalhimer's Department Store (1949-1950), and the former American Exchange National Bank Building (1920). The Woolworth's store is notable as the site of the Greensboro sit-ins of 1960. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, with a reevaluation in 2003, and boundary adjustments in 2023. The most recent changes included adding city and country government buildings completed by 1975.

Location

Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
36.07179, -79.79072

Categories

COMMERCETRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTEDUCATIONETHNIC HERITAGE-BLACKPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTINDUSTRYLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURELAWRELIGIONSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Jefferson Standard Building
Industrial
0.1 mi
Guilford County Courthouse
Industrial
0.1 mi
United States Post Office and Court House
Industrial
0.2 mi
West Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Industrial
0.2 mi
Blandwood
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Greensboro NC
1865Civil War
0.1 mi

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When was Downtown Greensboro Historic District (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Downtown Greensboro Historic District (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 2023.

What type of historic resource is Downtown Greensboro Historic District (Additional Documentation)?

Downtown Greensboro Historic District (Additional Documentation) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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