Sigmund Sternberger House

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Sigmund Sternberger House
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Sigmund Sternberger House, September 2012
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Location712 Summit Ave., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°4′52″N79°46′44″W / 36.08111°N 79.77889°W / 36.08111; -79.77889 Coordinates: 36°4′52″N79°46′44″W / 36.08111°N 79.77889°W / 36.08111; -79.77889
Arealess than one acre
Built1926 (1926)
ArchitectBarton, Harry
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPS Greensboro MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000302 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1993

Sigmund Sternberger House is a historic home located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Harry Barton and built in 1926. It is a two-story villa in the Renaissance Revival style. It is constructed of deep red bricks, green ceramic tiles, and sculpted gray limestone. The house features arcades and Venetian-arched porches. Also on the property are two contributing outbuildings and a contributing brick retaining wall. It has served at the home of the Sternberger Artists' Center since 1964. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1] It is located in the Summit Avenue Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Marvin A. Brown (November 1992). "Sigmund Sternberger House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.