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Guilford County, North Carolina

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
128historic places
—earliest paper
1771formed
541,299pop. 2020
18cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 128 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 4 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Greensboro, High Point, Whitsett.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for North Carolina is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Guilford titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

73 of 128 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

128 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Adams, John H., HouseHigh PointBuilding2001
Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict1988
Beeson, Col. Isaac, HouseColfaxBuilding1980
Benbow, Charles, HouseOak RidgeBuilding1982
Benbow, Jesse, House IIOak RidgeBuilding1983
Bennett College Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict1992
Blandwood NHLGreensboroBuilding1970
Blue Bell Company PlantGreensboroBuilding2020
Buffalo Presbyterian Church and CemeteryGreensboroBuilding2002
Bumpas-Troy HouseGreensboroBuilding1977
Caldwell, David, Log College SiteGreensboroSite1982
Carolina Cadillac Company BuildingGreensboroBuilding2014
Carolina Casket CompanyHigh PointBuilding2015
Carter, Wilbur and Martha, HouseGreensboroBuilding2008
Central Fire StationGreensboroBuilding1980
College Hill Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict1993
Deep River Friends Meeting House and CemeteryHigh PointBuilding1995
Dixon-Leftwich-Murphy HouseGreensboroBuilding1982
Downtown Greensboro Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict1982
Downtown Greensboro Historic District (Additional Documentation)GreensboroDistrict2023
Downtown Greensboro Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)GreensboroDistrict2023
Dudley, James Benson, Senior High School and GymnasiumGreensboroBuilding2003
East White Oak School, FormerGreensboroBuilding1992
Endsley-Morgan HouseColfaxBuilding1984
Enterprise BuildingHigh PointBuilding2014
F. W. Woolworth Company Building NHLGreensboro
F. W. Woolworth Company Building NHLGreensboro
Fields, William, HouseGreensboroBuilding1985
First Baptist ChurchHigh PointBuilding2009
Fisher Park Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict1992
Fisher Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)GreensboroBuilding1996
Forney, Edward J., HouseGreensboroBuilding1992
Foust, Daniel P., HouseWhitsettBuilding2005
Foust, Julius I., BuildingGreensboroBuilding1980
Foust-Carpenter and Dean Dick FarmsWhitsettDistrict2009
Galloway,John Marion, HouseGreensboroBuilding1983
Gardner HouseJamestownBuilding1974
Gibsonville SchoolGibsonvilleBuilding2014
Grayson, Dr. C. S., HouseHigh PointBuilding1994
Green Hill Cemetery Gatekeeper's HouseGreensboroBuilding1979
Greensboro Historical MuseumGreensboroBuilding1985
Greensboro Senior High SchoolGreensboroDistrict2005
Guilford CollegeGreensboroDistrict1990
Guilford College Historic District (Boundary Decrease)GreensboroDistrict2001
Guilford County CourthouseGreensboroBuilding1979
Guilford County Office and Court BuildingHigh PointBuilding1988
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park NHLGreensboroDistrict1966
Guilford MillOak RidgeBuilding1982
Haley, John, HouseHigh PointBuilding1971
Hardee ApartmentsHigh PointBuilding1991
Highland Cotton Mills Village Historic DistrictHigh pointDistrict2014
Hillsdale Brick StoreHillsdaleBuilding1982
HillsideGreensboroBuilding1980
Holly GateWhitsettBuilding1980
Hoskins House Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict1988
Ireland, Charles H., HouseGreensboroBuilding1979
Irving Park Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict1995
Jamestown High School, FormerJamestownBuilding1991
Jamestown Historic District (Additional Documentation)JamestownDistrict1973
Jay, Allen, School Rock GymnasiumHigh PointBuilding2012
Jefferson Standard BuildingGreensboroBuilding1976
Kellenberger EstateGreensboroDistrict1994
Kilby HotelHigh PointBuilding1982
Kimrey-Haworth HouseGreensboroBuilding1991
Kirkman, O. Arthur, House and OutbuildingsHigh PointBuilding1988
Kirkman, O. Arthur, House and Outbuildings (Boundary Increase)High PointBuilding1989
Latham-Baker HouseGreensboroBuilding1982
Loewenstein, Edward and Frances S., HouseGreensboroBuilding2024
Low HouseWhitsettBuilding1978
Lyndon Street TownhousesGreensboroBuilding1992
Magnolia HotelGreensboroBuilding2026
Martin, Harden Thomas, HouseGreensboroBuilding1985
McCulloch's Gold MillJamestownSite1979
McIver, Charles D., School, FormerGreensboroBuilding1992
McLean, Dr. Joseph A., HouseSedaliaBuilding1995
Melrose Hosiery Mill No. 1High PointBuilding2020
Mendenhall, Abigail, Ann, and Elihu, HouseHigh PointBuilding2025
Mendenhall, Richard, Plantation BuildingsJamestownBuilding1972
Minneola Manufacturing Company Cloth WarehouseGibsonvilleBuilding2018
Minneola Manufacturing Company MillGibsonvilleBuilding2023
Mock, Judson, Voehringer Company Hosiery MillGreensboroBuilding2011
Model FarmHigh PointBuilding2011
Oak Ridge Military Academy Historic DistrictOak RidgeDistrict1983
Oakdale Cotton Mill VillageJamestownDistrict1976
Oakwood Historic DistrictHigh PointDistrict1991
One Plaza CenterHigh PointBuilding2024
Palmer Memorial Institute Historic District (Additional Documentation)SedaliaDistrict1988
Penn, William, High SchoolHigh PointBuilding1978
Pilot Life Insurance Company Home OfficeGreensboroBuilding2022
Pomona High School, FormerGreensboroBuilding1995
Proximity Print WorksGreensboroBuilding2014
Ragsdale FarmJamestownDistrict1991
Revolution Cotton MillsGreensboroBuilding1984
Richardson, L., Memorial Hospital, FormerGreensboroBuilding1992
Roberts HallHigh PointBuilding2025
Scott, Thomas, HouseGreensboroBuilding1984
Shaw-Cude HouseColfaxBuilding1982
Sherrod ParkHigh PointDistrict1991
Sherwood, Michael, HouseGreensboroBuilding1978
Siceloff, J. C., HouseHigh PointBuilding1991
Smith, Francis Marion, HouseGibsonvilleBuilding1984
Smith, William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton, HouseWhitsettBuilding2007
South Benbow Road Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict2024
South Greensboro Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict1991
Sternberger, Sigmund, HouseGreensboroBuilding1993
Summerfield Historic DistrictSummerfieldDistrict2005
Summerfield School Gymnasium and Community CenterSummerfieldBuilding2012
Summit Avenue Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict1993
Sunset Hills Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict2013
Tabernacle Methodist Protestant Church and CemeteryGreensboroDistrict1995
Tanlea WoodsGreensboroBuilding2024
Taplin, A. E., Apartment BuildingHigh PointBuilding1996
Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company ComplexHigh PointBuilding1983
Union CemeteryGreensboroSite1993
United States Post Office and Court HouseGreensboroBuilding2014
Uptown Suburbs Historic DistrictHigh PointDistrict2013
Wadsworth Congregational ChurchWhitsettBuilding2002
Wafco MillsGreensboroBuilding1979
Wagoner, Simeon, HouseGibsonvilleBuilding1991
Washington Street Historic DistrictHigh PointDistrict2010
Weir, Dr. David P., HouseGreensboroBuilding1984
West High Street Historic DistrictHigh PointDistrict2007
West Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthGreensboroBuilding1985
White Oak New Town Historic DistrictGreensboroDistrict1992
Whitsett Historic DistrictWhitsettDistrict1999
Willis, James H. and Anne B., HouseGreensboroBuilding2015
Wilson, Lucy and J. Vassie, HouseHigh PointBuilding2005
World War Memorial StadiumGreensboroBuilding2001

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Guilford was formed in 1771 (1771-01-26) from Orange, Rowan.

GUILFORD created from ORANGE and ROWAN.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Guilford County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).

541k274k7,191179018001840188019101920196020002020
17901800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
7,1919,44214,51119,17520,05623,58539,07479,272153,916191,057246,520317,154421,048541,299

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Guilford Courthouse National Military ParkPark unit7.7 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

18 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 18 of 18 listed
NameLatLon
Carolina Biblical Gardens of Guilford Cemetery35.96705-79.92407
Cone Cemetery36.10957-79.77892
Doctor Clyde M Gilmore Memorial Park35.91073-79.66189
Floral Garden Cemetery35.94624-80.02615
Forest Lawn Cemetery36.12736-79.84253
Green Hall Cemetery36.15056-79.71031
Green Hill Cemetery35.95857-79.98583
Green Hill Cemetery36.08291-79.79725
Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery36.01068-79.90309
Lakeview Memorial Park36.12735-79.74475
Maplewood Cemetery36.07159-79.76055
Midway Cemetery36.11212-79.71518
Oakwood Cemetery35.96695-80.00587
Persimmon Grove A M E Cemetery36.07492-79.91509
Phibbs Cemetery36.23168-79.74538
Piedmont Memorial Cemetery36.06132-79.74895
Shady Grove Cemetery36.06366-79.6972
Union Cemetery36.05919-79.79082

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

HMdb link

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