Dunleath Historical District
Dunleath Historic District is a neighborhood in the northeast section of the United States city of Greensboro, North Carolina. The Dunleath Historic District was named for the mansion, no longer existing, of Robert Dick, an early resident of the neighborhood. Denleath consists of many late nineteenth and early twentieth century residences and composes one of three historic districts in Greensboro. Dunleath was formerly named the Charles B. Aycock Historic District, but the name was changed in 2017. The name of a middle school in Dunleath was changed from Aycock to Swann. Geography Boundaries Dunleath is bounded as follows: on the north by East Bessemer Avenue; on the west by the Southern Railway tracks; on the east by Lindsay Street; and on the south by the Murrow Boulevard. ZIP code The 27405 ZIP code corresponds entirely or almost entirely with Dunleath. History The Dunleath neighborhood had its beginnings in 1895, when textile magnate Caesar Cone graded and paved Summit Avenue, a boulevard that connected downtown Greensboro to Cone's manufacturing facilities. The neighborhood's central location to downtown and the Cone mills made it a desirable location for city residents, who erected large homes in Queen Anne styles with turrets, porches laced with