{"nrhp_refnum":"79001715","name":"Ireland, Charles H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"602 W. Friendly Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greensboro","county":"Guilford County","state":"NC","lat":36.074003737000055,"lon":-79.79727940799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-05-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-and-one-half story Victorian-era residence at the corner of Spring Street and Gaston (now Friendly) Avenue in Greensboro, North Carolina, built in 1904 for Charles H. Ireland.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the most flamboyant examples of turn-of-the-century architecture in Greensboro and one of the few surviving residences from the once fashionable neighborhoods near downtown. It is described as a vigorously eclectic blend of Queen Anne, Neo-Classical Revival and Colonial Revival styles. It is also tied to Ireland's business career with the Odell Hardware Company and his leadership in education and Methodist church affairs, especially his support of the Greensboro Female College.","narrative":"Built in 1904 at the corner of Spring Street and Gaston Avenue, the Ireland House is a large two-and-one-half story residence of granite, yellow glazed brick and shingle, with a pedimented two-story portico, Ionic columns and a steeply pitched slate gambrel roof. The house is attributed to Andrew L. Schlosser, a German-born stonemason, though whether he or Ireland designed it cannot be fully documented. It is regarded as a notable survivor of the once fashionable residential district around downtown Greensboro, most of which has been lost to commercial growth. Its mix of Queen Anne, Neo-Classical Revival and Colonial Revival elements is seen as representative of a transitional moment in American domestic design. The house is also associated with Charles H. Ireland, who managed and later led the Odell Hardware Company and served as a trustee and benefactor of the Greensboro Female College. Its interior, including the original wallpaper and carved dark-stained woodwork on the first floor, is also regarded as largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1900-1924","architect_builder":"Andrew L. Schlosser (said locally to be the builder)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne, Neo-Classical Revival, Colonial Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Renovated after 1975 by the Roberts family, with the upper floors as living space and the first floor as an antique shop; the document also notes a planned street widening that would destroy a magnolia tree.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:13:47.13622-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/30/7205/47720530/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/79001715.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001715/d8476b5ec1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001715/d8476b5ec1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Rhpotter","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_H._Ireland_House_(Greensboro,_North_Carolina)_2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhpotter</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_H._Ireland_House_(Greensboro,_North_Carolina)_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720530","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_H._Ireland_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462497"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/guilford-county/ireland-charles-h-house-79001715/"}