Greensboro

About Greensboro

Population

277,080 in city
1,581,122 in metro

Size

282 km² (109 mi²)

Altitude

234.698853938 m

Greensboro is a center of commerce, industry, and education, located in the Piedmont in the north central part of the state. With Winston-Salem and High Point, it forms the Piedmont Triad, a metropolitan area of over 1,000,000. Chief products include insurance and textiles. Greensboro was founded by the state legislature in 1808 as the seat of Guilford County. They named it for General Nathanael Greene, who commanded troops at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781 during the Revolutionary War. Greensboro was the birthplace of Dolley Madison, the author O. Henry, and newscaster Edward R. Murrow. It is also noted for its role in the Civil Rights Movement as the site of challenges to segregation at public lunch counters.

Metro Cities

Archdale, Browns Summit, Burlington, Eden, Elon College, Graham, Greensboro, High Point, Lexington, Reidsville, Rock Creek Township, Winston-Salem

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
157	All Buildings
148	existing
2	planned
1	unbuilt
6	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Lincoln Financial Building	374 ft	1990
2	300 North Greene Street	328 ft	1989
3	Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons	270 ft	1996
4	Renaissance Plaza	256 ft	1989
5	Jefferson Standard Building	233 ft	1923

Building types

No.	Type
105	low-rise building
17	mast (framework)
12	high-rise building
8	mast (pole)
4	church
4	open-air structure
4	skyscraper
2	mast (wired)
1	hall

Other buildings

No.	Type
0	Famous buildings
1	Buildings with construction images