Irving Park Historic District, Historic residential district in Greensboro, United States
Irving Park Historic District is a historic residential neighborhood in Greensboro with buildings constructed between 1911 and 1930, centered around the Greensboro Country Club. The area contains approximately 164 buildings spread across land from Buffalo Creek to Battleground Avenue and from Cornwallis Drive to West Northwood Street.
Irving Park grew as an affluent planned suburb of Greensboro around the Greensboro Country Club, with most houses built between 1911 and the 1930s. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, with 164 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, 2 contributing structures and 2 contributing objects.
The houses display various architectural styles such as Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival, reflecting the preferences of affluent residents in the early 20th century. This variety makes the neighborhood a mirror of the tastes and economic opportunities of its original inhabitants.
The neighborhood is easy to explore on foot, with well-laid-out streets and a manageable size. It helps to have a map handy to follow the various houses and styles as you walk through the streets.
Irving Park was laid out as an affluent planned suburb around the Greensboro Country Club, and its houses went up mainly between 1911 and the 1930s. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Among the residents were Joseph M. Bryan, insurance executive and philanthropist, and Louis DeJoy, the 75th United States Postmaster General.
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