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Greensboro's neighborhoods have no "official" borders, such that some of the places listed below may overlap geographically, and residents are not always in agreement with where one neighborhood ends and another begins. Historically, many neighborhoods were defined by platted subdivisions.
James Alfred Wight OBE FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), better known by his pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and author.. Born in Sunderland, Wight graduated from Glasgow Veterinary College in 1939, returning to England to become a veterinary surgeon in Yorkshire, where he practised for almost 50 years.
The building which was the veterinary surgery of Alf Wight and Brian and Donald Sinclair, 23 Kirkgate, Thirsk. It is now The World of James Herriot museum. (2009 photo) In 1939, Sinclair bought a veterinary practice at 23 Kirkgate, Thirsk, Yorkshire. In July 1940, Sinclair began war service in the Royal Air Force, and hired Alf Wight to run the ...
Wallace Brian Vaughan Sinclair MRCVS (27 September 1915 – 13 December 1988) was a British veterinary surgeon who worked for a time with his elder brother Donald, and Donald's business partner, Alf Wight. Wight wrote a series of semi-autobiographical novels under the pen name James Herriot, with Sinclair and Donald appearing in fictional form ...
The Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market at 501 Yanceyville Street is open year-round and features fresh flowers, foods, and produce. Notable houses include the castle-like Vaught House at 519 Summit Avenue, the Mediterranean-inspired Sigmund Sternberger House at 712 Summit Avenue, and the Swann Middle School designed by New York firm Starrett and ...
The College Hill neighborhood is bounded: on the north by West Market Street; on the west by McIver and Tate streets; on the south by the Southern Railway tracks, and; on the east by Freeman Mill Road, Spring Street, West McGee Street and Greensboro College. The College Hill Historic District is a smaller area in the neighborhood.
Greensboro (/ ˈ ɡ r iː n z b ə r oʊ / ⓘ; [5] locally / ˈ ɡ r iː n z b ʌr ə /) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.At the 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 302,296 in 2023. [6]
The former L. Richardson Memorial Hospital, also known as Americas Health Care of Greensboro Nursing Facility, is a historic hospital located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. The building was designed by Charles Hartmann, also known for the Jefferson Standard Building , Grimsley High School , Dudley High School and the Country ...