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Curtis House

 
 
Curtis House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2021
1. Curtis House Marker
Inscription. Built 1907 by Rev. Walter Makepeace Curtis (b. 1867 - d. 1955) Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager of Greensboro College from 1905 - 1939
 
Erected by Greensboro College.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
 
Location. 36° 4.238′ N, 79° 48.107′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in College Hill. It is on Odell Place just west of College Place, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 Odell Pl, Greensboro NC 27403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the
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Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Greensboro College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lucy Robertson (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Harden Thomas Martin House (approx. Ό mile away); Edgeworth Female Seminary (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Motley Morehead (approx. 0.3 miles away); Blandwood (approx. 0.3 miles away); O. Henry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. David P. Weir House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
 
The Curtis House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2021
2. The Curtis House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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