Westerwood in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Harden Thomas Martin House

Built 1906

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023

1. The Harden Thomas Martin House Marker

Inscription.
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 36° 4.47′ N, 79° 48.139′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Westerwood. It is at the intersection of North Mendenhall Street and West Friendly Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Mendenhall Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 N Mendenhall St, Greensboro NC 27401, 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 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

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Thirteen Colonies,

one of the 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 (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lucy Robertson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Curtis House (approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. David P. Weir House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Edgeworth Female Seminary (approx. 0.4 miles away); O. Henry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Blandwood (approx. half a mile away); University of N.C. at Greensboro (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Regarding The Harden Thomas Martin House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

Completed in early 1909, the Harden Thomas Martin House is one of a handful of early Colonial Revival style residences surviving in the city of Greensboro. Designed by Greensboro architect G. Will Armfield, the house features a bowed, two-story, Ionic portico and an exceptionally generous center hall with a grand split-run stair. The house's interior trim – including a handsome first-floor portal and eight mantels – remains completely
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023

2. The Harden Thomas Martin House Marker
intact. The house is the only known residential design of Armfield, (1848-1927), a Guilford County native who pursued a successful career as a dry goods merchant before taking up architecture in his late 50's. The house was built for Harden Thomas Martin (1857-1936), a native of Rockingham County who operated stores in the communities of Ayersville and Reidsville before moving to Greensboro in 1909, where he entered semi-retirement and engaged in small-scale real estate development.

Also see . . .
1. Harden Thomas Martin House (PDF). National Register nomination submitted for the property, which was listed in 1985. (Prepared by Peter and Leslie J. Kaplan; via National Archives) (Submitted on October 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. 204 N Mendenhall St, Greensboro, NC 27401. Archived for-sale listing includes a 3-D tour and numerous photographs of the house, which is now a bed and breakfast. (Zillow) (Submitted on October 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.