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College Hill, Greensboro, North Carolina

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The College Hill Historic District is a smaller area in the neighborhood. The National Register of Historic Places district has slightly different boundaries. As a result, two of the neighborhood's most historic structures, Wafco Mill and the Greensboro College administration building, are within the
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Two small commercial areas are located in College Hill. The intersection of Tate Street and Walker Avenue features numerous restaurants, two coffee houses, and stores that cater to the nearby university. The intersection of Mendenhall and Spring Garden streets has a smaller collection of stores that
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Development was not limited to residences. Greensboro's oldest fire house stands at 547 South Mendenhall Street. The two-story brick building served as the West End Hose Company from 1897 to 1919, when it was replaced with a new building one block north at 442 South Mendenhall. Both buildings have
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serve the student population. The students and growing nearby campuses that give the neighborhood its energy also create special problems. Parking has been an issue in the narrow streets for decades, and student housing sometimes challenges city health codes.
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been adaptively reused, the first as a general store, the second as a private residence. The Wafco Mill complex began as a grist mill in 1893, with subsequent additions through 1912. The complex was restored in 1983 as condominiums.
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The hill and its convenient location proved a popular choice for Greensboro Victorian era middle class who wished to escape the hustle and bustle of the growing village. Renamed “College Hill” after the establishment of the
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encompasses 320 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Greensboro. The houses were largely built between the 1890s and 1930s and include notable examples of
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in 1891, a number of elaborate Queen Anne-style houses were built along Walker Avenue, Mendenhall Street, and Morehead Avenue in the 1890s. The Orlo Epps House (private) of 1890 was designed by
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The College Hill Residents Association was incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation in July 1978. In December that year, the name was changed to the
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This broad hilltop just west of downtown Greensboro was settled in the 1840s and 50s by individuals associated with nearby
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city's historic district but outside the National Register District. Both are listed on the Historic Register separately.
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for his daughter, Letitia upon her marriage to Stephen Walker. Located in the district is the separately listed
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includes College Hill and other neighborhoods, including Glenwood, Lindley Park and Sunset Hills.
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on the east by Freeman Mill Road, Spring Street, West McGee Street and Greensboro College.
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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Membership is open to all neighborhood residents and to all property owners.
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Roughly bounded by W. Market St., S. Cedar St., Oakland Ave. and McIver St.,
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National Register of Historic Places in Guilford County, North Carolina
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National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory
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Buildings and structures in Greensboro, North Carolina
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Typical nineteenth-century residence in College Hill
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

College Hill, Greensboro, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
College Hill, Greensboro, North Carolina is located in the United States
Greensboro, North Carolina
35°57′20″N 80°0′41″W / 35.95556°N 80.01139°W / 35.95556; -80.01139
MPS
Greensboro MPS
93001191
neighborhood
United States
Greensboro, North Carolina
ZIP code
Greensboro College
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Orlo Epps
Julius I. Foust Hall
Peabody Park
College Hill Neighborhood Association
College Place United Methodist Church
Greensboro College
Greensboro Primitive Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Bumpas-Troy House
Queen Anne
Colonial Revival
Bungalow

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