Fisher Park Historic District Explained

Fisher Park Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Fisher and Bessemer Aves. and Wharton and Church Sts.; 507 N. Church St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.0831°N -79.7906°W
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Gothic, Foursquare, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Added:January 22, 1992
Increase:September 12, 1996
Refnum:91002006
Increase Refnum:96000963

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).[1] [2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marvin A. Brown . Fisher Park Historic District . National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory . December 1992. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.
  2. Web site: Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll . Fisher Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) . National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory . April 1996. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.