Guilford College Historic District (Boundary Decrease)
Why it's listed
This amendment removes about 3.9 acres from the northeast corner of the Guilford College Historic District in Greensboro. The area lies in a post-World War II suburban neighborhood north of the campus and consists of all or part of six single-family houses on Bennington Drive, built after 1950 in Colonial Revival, Ranch, Dutch Colonial Revival and Split Level styles. It also includes one vacant parcel and portions of three others owned by the college. The land was placed inside the district because a 1990 survey map wrongly showed the whole corner as undeveloped campus woods. A 1999 survey showed that most of it had already been developed with private houses unrelated to the college, and that several lots were never owned by the college. The college-owned lots lie across the street from the campus among residential properties and were never treated as part of it. The boundary was redrawn to follow the true edge of the historic campus, and the reviewer accepted the decrease.
Significance in brief: The area was included in the original 1990 district because of a survey error that showed it as undeveloped campus woods. In fact it is a separate residential neighborhood, mostly built before 1990, with no historic relationship to the college campus. Removing it corrects the district boundary without affecting the district's significance.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 01000676, listed June 27, 2001. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 5800 Friendly Ave., Greensboro |
|---|---|
| County | Guilford County |
| Listed | June 27, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01000676 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Ranch, Dutch Colonial Revival and Split Level houses (post-1950); no formal classification entered |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Other, Education, Religion |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Six houses on Bennington Drive remain in residential use as single dwellings; the college-owned parcels are vacant land. |
| Acreage | 3.9 |
| Within district | Guilford College |
| Coordinates | 36.09812, -79.87323 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 01000676.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q115755844
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.