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

Francis McNairy House

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

1. Francis McNairy House Marker

Inscription. Originally located in northwest Guilford County, this two-story log house was the home of Francis and Mary Boyd McNairy. Like other Scots-Irish families, the McNairys migrated to North Carolina from Pennsylvania. In 1762, they purchased 640 acres of land, and probably lived in a smaller house until this structure was built. Between 1762 and 1786 Mary gave birth to eleven children.

In 1967 the museum purchased this house and moved it approximately eight miles from its original site on Old Battleground Road near Horsepen Creek. Following extensive renovations in 1994, the house was restored and reinterpreted to the 1820s, when siding covered the exterior logs and pine paneling, chair rail and decorative mantels were added to the interior.

According to tradition David Caldwell, a self-trained physician, used the house as a field hospital after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781.

Erected by Greensboro Historical Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1991.

Location. 36° 4.53′ N, 79° 47.23′ W. Marker

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is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Lindsay Street. Located in Mary Lynn Richardson Park on Lindsay Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Christian Isley House (within shouting distance of this marker); Lindsay Street School (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward R. Murrow (within shouting distance of this marker); O Henry's Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Richardson Civic Center

Francis McNairy House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

2. Francis McNairy House and Marker

(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Hospital (about 400 feet away); Sit-Ins (approx. ¼ mile away); Mount Hecla Mill (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . . Greensboro Historical Museum. (Submitted on April 3, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)

Francis McNairy House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

3. Francis McNairy House

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

4. Francis McNairy House

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

5. Francis McNairy House

Francis McNairy House - view of logs covered by siding image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

6. Francis McNairy House - view of logs covered by siding

Park Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

7. Park Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,074 times since then and 229 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 3, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.