Fisher Park Historic District

Fisher Park Historic District
Fisher Park Neighborhood, August 2006
Location Roughly bounded by Fisher and Bessemer Aves. and Wharton and Church Sts.; 507 N. Church St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°04′59″N 79°47′26″W / 36.08306°N 79.79056°W / 36.08306; -79.79056Coordinates: 36°04′59″N 79°47′26″W / 36.08306°N 79.79056°W / 36.08306; -79.79056
Area 142 acres (57 ha)
Built 1905 (1905)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Gothic, Foursquare, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
MPS Greensboro MPS
NRHP Reference # 91002006, 96000963 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHP January 22, 1992, September 12, 1996 (Boundary Increase)

Fisher Park Historic District is a national historic district in the Fisher Park neighborhood, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 541 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 44 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Greensboro. The houses were largely built between the 1900s and 1930s and include notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival, American Foursquare, and Bungalow / American Craftsman-style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Dixon-Leftwich-Murphy House, John Marion Galloway House, Julian Price House, and Latham-Baker House. Other notable buildings include the First Presbyterian Church (1928), Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (1922), Gant-McAlister House (c. 1910–15), and A.J. Schlosser House (c. 1922).[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, with a boundary increase in 1996.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Marvin A. Brown (December 1992). "Fisher Park Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  3. Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll (April 1996). "Fisher Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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