Greensboro to host public hearing for historic property nominations

Greensboro is hosting a public hearing to hear from residents about the historic significance of three properties in the city.

The National Register of Historic Places is the country's official list of locations that are worthy of being preserved. Twelve districts and 42 properties in Greensboro are currently among them.

According to a press release, the South Benbow Road Historic District is in the final stretch of being a new addition to the list. It would be the first historically African American neighborhood in Greensboro to receive the recognition.

Two homes designed by the city's Modernist architect Edward Lowenstein are also under consideration: the Tanlea Woods home on Wynnewood Drive and the Edward and Frances S. Lowenstein house on Granville Road.

The city's Historic Preservation Commission will hold the hearing at city hall at 4 p.m. on Aug. 28.