Dunleath in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sigmund Sternberger House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023
1. Sigmund Sternberger House Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
April 16, 1993
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
Location. 36° 4.872′ N, 79° 46.742′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Dunleath. Marker is on Summit Avenue east of Yanceyville Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 712 Summit Ave, Greensboro NC 27405, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. William C. Beasley House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boaz House (about 700 feet away); Campbell House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Turner House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Boaz-Jennings House (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Preddy (approx. 0.2 miles away); "The Genesis Monument" (approx. half a mile away); Cone Brothers (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
Regarding Sigmund Sternberger House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
SigmundSternberger was born in Darlington, South Carolina, on May 8th, 1887. In 1899 he moved to Greensboro, where his father, Herman Sternberger, and uncle, Emanuel Sternberger, built the Revolution Cotton Mill (listed in the National Register in 1984), a cornerstone of the city' s all-important textile industry. Following graduation from the Eastman Business School in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1906 and an apprenticeship in the various departments of the mill, Sigmund Sternberger was named assistant treasurer and a director of Revolution in 1916. Three years later he succeeded his father as the mill's treasurer. …
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After his rise to treasurer of Revolution, Sternberger acquired his parents' large, Queen Anne-Colonial Revival style Summit Avenue house. He subsequently moved that out-of-fashion dwelling to a lot just to the rear across Park Avenue, where it still stands, and engaged Harry Barton to design his new residence. The villa was erected in 1926 at a cost of between $75,000 and $100,000. Never married, Sternberger moved to the house with his sister, Rosa, who lived with him for thirty years, even after her 1938 wedding there to R. Mack Williams.
Also see . . .
1. Sigmund Sternberger House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1993. (Prepared by Marvin A. Brown, Greensboro
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023
2. Sigmund Sternberger House Marker
It is now known as the Sternberger Artists Center.
2. Sternberger Artists Center. The home became the property of the Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation following Mr. Sternberger's death in 1964. Foundation directors, including Mrs. [Rosa] Williams and her niece, Mrs. Leah Tannenbaum, were loathe to sell the home for fear it would be demolished. (Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation) (Submitted on October 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
