The Dunleath neighborhood and historic district is a vibrant and welcoming community that sits on the northeast edge of downtown Greensboro. In the late 19th and early 20th century, it was developed by many of Greensboro’s middle- and upper-class residents, who built their homes in a variety of traditional American styles, all of them featuring generous front porches. The neighborhood is also home to World War Memorial Stadium, one of the nation’s oldest surviving stadiums, the Greensboro Farmer’s Curb Market, the Sternberger Artists Center, Sternberger Park, the Dunleath Community Garden, and the soon-to-be completed Downtown Greenway.
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Sternberger Artists Center
This Mediterranean-influenced home, built by Sigmund Sternberger in 1926 on Summit Avenue was considered a masterpiece of construction in its day. The home became the property of the
Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation following Mr. Sternberger’s death in 1964. The Foundation deeded the Sternberger House to the United Arts Council of Greensboro in 1971. Today, the home, now known as the Sternberger Artists Center, is alive with creativity. Studio space in the Center is made available to artists, who have included writers, painters, photographers, potters, and others. Carefully and lovingly maintained, the beautiful old structure is thriving.
The Greensboro Farmers Curb Market is a producer-only farmers market with all products originating 100 miles or less from Greensboro. It is probably the oldest producers’ market in North Carolina and was founded by the City of Greensboro in 1874. About seventy-five percent of annual table rentals are to farmers, maintaining the Curb Market as a vibrant source of fresh foods year-round! Additional tables are provided to bakers, culinary artists, and crafters and artisans. The Market currently has 175 vendor tables and 100+/- vendors, many of whom rent tables by the day. About 250,000 customers visit the Market each year with peak summer days drawing over 4000 – 7000 customers. Monthly pancake and breakfast fundraisers are popular with customers.
World War Memorial Stadium was dedicated on the eighth anniversary of Armistice Day, on November 11, 1926. It was the home of various local minor league baseball clubs off-and-on from 1930 through 2004, and continues to be used for other amateur baseball events. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. It is currently the home of the NC A&T baseball team of the NCAA Division I Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
The Downtown Greenway, a collaborative project of the City of Greensboro and Action Greensboro. It is a 4-mile walking and biking trail that improves quality of life for its citizens. This urban loop around the center city of downtown Greensboro will enhance the urban landscape with a green space that will promote fitness, connectedness and well-being for our residents and visitors in an aesthetically pleasing environment. The loop itself provides a unique opportunity for Greensboro to have the only one of its kind in the state and one of the few in the country. With its emphasis on public art, the Greenway will tell stories and engage users of the trail in a unique and authentic way. In addition, with the connections to the extensive existing and planned trails systems in the city and the county, this loop as the hub of the entire system, will connect residents from all parts of the community and beyond. The Downtown Greenway is expected to be completed in 2023.
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Dunleath Porchfest is a grassroots music and performing arts event presented each year by the Dunleath Historic Neighborhood. It began in 2017 as a way for our neighbors to come together for a fun-filled social event, invite the community beyond our neighborhood borders to enjoy our hospitality and the architectural styles of the homes in our historic neighborhood, highlight the rich and diverse talents within our community, and promote community goodwill. Additionally, it was a way for the neighborhood to introduce its new name — the Dunleath Historic Neighborhood — as it had previously been known as the Charles B. Aycock Historic
Neighborhood. Guests are invited to enjoy the richness of performing artists in our region while experiencing the hospitality of our neighborhood. Neighbors offer to share their porches as performance venues, and performers offer to share their talents. The two are paired and guests can stroll from house to house to enjoy performances and goodwill in a festival-like atmosphere throughout the afternoon. Since it began, Porchfest has grown to include more than 50 artists performing on porches throughout the afternoon. The event is free and open to the public.
The Dunleath Community Garden is a uniquely pastoral setting at the edge of downtown. Located at the site of the former Dunleath Mansion, the garden is a mix of individually gardened plots and communal areas for all neighbors to enjoy. Signs indicate areas for harvest by all in the neighborhood, such as the strawberry patches, peach trees, and flowers. A pollinator garden supports native bees and European honeybees, butterflies, and many other insects and birds that help the garden thrive. Furthermore, the colorful garden shed was built by our neighbors, in accordance with the neighborhood historic district guidelines, to blend with the unique character of our neighborhood.
