Built 1812, 1892, 1903, 1938 Area 6,900 m² Architectural style Romanesque architecture | NRHP Reference # 85000877 Phone +1 336-373-2043 Added to NRHP 25 April 1985 | |
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Location 130 Summit Ave., Greensboro, North Carolina Address 130 Summit Ave, Greensboro, NC 27401, USA Hours Closed now Thursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday2–5PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PM Similar David Caldwell Historic P, Greensboro Science Center, Greensboro Children's Museum, International Civil Rights Center an, Guilford Courthouse National Profiles | ||
Greensboro historical museum
The Greensboro History Museum, consisting of the former First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro and Smith Memorial Building, is a historic museum building located at 130 Summit Ave. in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. The former Presbyterian church was built in 1892, and is a Romanesque Revival style brick building with a cross gable roof and tower. The semi-circular, 11 bay, Smith Memorial Building was built in 1903. It features four octagonal sides and a tower. The memorial building was designed by the noted architect Charles Christian Hook (1870-1938). The church and memorial building were connected and the older structures modified and renovated in 1938. Also located on the property is the First Presbyterian Church cemetery, established in 1812. The church vacated the property in 1929, and in 1937-1938 it was renovated and enlarged as the Richardson Civic Center and donated to the city of Greensboro. It subsequently housed the Greensboro Public Library, the Greensboro Historical Museum, and the Greensboro Art Center. The historic building functions as one part of the current, larger Greenboro History Museum.
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- Greensboro historical museum
- Civil war exhibits at the greensboro historical museum
- Notable burials
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.