National Historic Landmark · Greensboro, North Carolina

Blandwood

Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1970Renaissance Revival architectureAlexander Jackson Davis
Blandwood
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address447 W. Washington St., Greensboro, NC
CountyGuilford County
ListedApr 17, 1970
Listed forPolitics and government, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asKeeley Institute
Reference number70000455
ArchitectAlexander Jackson Davis
StyleRenaissance Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address447 W. Washington St., Greensboro, NC
Coordinates36.0697° N, 79.7958° W · Directions ↗
Also in Greensboro64 listed places in Greensboro → · walking tour →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for Greensboro

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Guidebooks to historic places in North Carolina

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    Carolyn Sakowski, 2011
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    Clint Johnson, 2011
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Blandwood listed on the National Register?

Apr 17, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Who designed Blandwood?

Alexander Jackson Davis, working in the Renaissance Revival architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Blandwood?

447 W. Washington St., Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Blandwood?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000455. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.