Irving Park Historic District

Irving Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 164 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, 2 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects in an affluent planned suburb of Greensboro. It developed around the Greensboro Country Club. The houses were largely built between 1911 and the 1930s and include notable examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Classical Revival-style architecture. Notable buildings include the first Robert Jesse Mebane House, the Cummins A. Mebane House, the Lynn Williamson House, the first J. Spencer Love House, the Aubrey L. Brooks House, Carl I. Carlson House, the Van Wyck Williams House, the Lavlson L. Simmons House, the Albert J. Klutz House, the Irving Park Manor Apartments, McAdoo-Sanders-Tatum House, the Alfred M. Scales House, and the Herman Cone House.[2]

Irving Park Historic District
House on Sunset Drive
Irving Park Historic District is located in North Carolina
Irving Park Historic District
Irving Park Historic District is located in the United States
Irving Park Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Buffalo Cr., Battleground Ave., Cornwallis Dr. and W. Northwood St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°05′47″N 79°47′54″W / 36.09639°N 79.79833°W / 36.09639; -79.79833
Area145 acres (59 ha)
Built1911 (1911)-1930s
ArchitectJohn Nolen, et al.
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival
MPSGreensboro MPS
NRHP reference No.94001050[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 1995

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (April 1994). "Irving Park Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Media company CEO puts her N.C. home on the market for $7.5 million". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved February 14, 2022.