Downtown Greensboro Historic District
Downtown Greensboro Historic District, Historic district in central Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Downtown Greensboro Historic District contains 96 buildings spanning 58 acres, featuring various architectural designs from Italianate to Art Deco styles.
The district earned its National Register of Historic Places designation in 1982, with subsequent boundary adjustments in 2003 and 2023 to include government structures.
The Woolworth building in the district gained national attention as the location of the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins, marking a pivotal moment in civil rights history.
Visitors can explore notable structures along Elm, Davie, Green, and Washington Streets, including the Jefferson Standard Building and Carolina Theatre from 1927.
The district encompasses buildings constructed between 1885 and 1975, including the Vanstory Building, Kress Building, and Montgomery Ward structure.
Location: North Carolina
GPS coordinates: 36.06860,-79.79030
Latest update: March 2, 2025 23:14
Hillside
811 m
International Civil Rights Center and Museum
344 m
World War Memorial Stadium
1.7 km
Blandwood Mansion and Gardens
510 m
Jefferson Standard Building
498 m
Weatherspoon Art Museum
1.4 km
Carolina Theatre of Greensboro
182 m
Guilford County Courthouse
460 m
Greensboro Historical Museum
800 m
St. Benedict Catholic Church
1.1 km
Julius I. Foust Building
1.6 km
Fisher Park Historic District
1.6 km
Bumpas-Troy House
1.2 km
Wafco Mills
773 m
Charles H. Ireland House
876 m
Dixon-Leftwich-Murphy House
1.2 km
Harden Thomas Martin House
1.3 km
Summit Avenue Historic District
1.6 km
Lyndon Street Townhouses
529 m
Vernon Building
202 m
Latham-Baker House
1.5 km
William Fields House
413 m
Green Hill Cemetery Gatekeeper's House
1.3 km
Michael Sherwood House
740 m
Dr. David P. Weir House
867 m
Lincoln Financial Building
467 m
Elsewhere
322 m
L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building
441 mReviews
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