Short answer
We remodel kitchens and baths inside Irving Park's revival-style houses, most built between 1911 and the 1930s. The point that matters most: the neighborhood is a National Register district, and in Greensboro that listing alone brings no local design review. Only College Hill, Fisher Park and Dunleath carry that requirement, so work here follows standard City permitting.
What National Register listing does and does not change in Irving Park
The Irving Park Historic District was listed in 1995. It covers 145 acres with 164 contributing buildings, and John Nolen had a hand in the layout. Owners sometimes assume that status means every change needs approval from a preservation board. In Greensboro it does not. Preservation Greensboro explains that design review applies only inside the city's local historic overlay, while National Register listing can make a property eligible for historic tax credits.
That overlay covers three districts: College Hill, Fisher Park and Dunleath. Irving Park is not one of them. For a kitchen or bath, the path runs through ordinary City building, plumbing and electrical permits. If you are weighing tax credits for a larger rehabilitation, raise it early, because that route has its own rules and the scope should be planned around them.
Fitting a modern kitchen into a Tudor, Georgian or Mediterranean house
Most houses here went up between 1911 and the 1930s, with building continuing into the 1950s. Styles include Tudor Revival, Colonial and Classical Revival, Georgian Revival, Mediterranean and Norman Revival, plus some Mid-Century Modern. Kitchens of that age were service rooms, often at the back and apart from the living spaces. Bringing one up to how families cook now usually means rethinking circulation, not only swapping cabinets.
We try to keep the character that makes these houses worth owning. That can mean running new casing and crown to the profile already in the hall, choosing cabinet doors that suit a revival interior, and placing an island so it does not crowd an original doorway. NeighborhoodScout notes that four- and five-bedroom houses are unusually common in this tract, so many homes have several older baths waiting their turn.
Working around the Greensboro Country Club
Irving Park grew up around Greensboro Country Club, whose course Donald Ross redesigned into 18 holes between 1925 and 1930. With a tract median price near $894,000 and homes selling from the high $300,000s to about $7 million, scopes range from one powder room to a full rear wing. We plan deliveries, dumpster placement and parking with the neighbors in mind.
Inside the City, kitchen or bath work that moves a drain, adds a fixture or reconnects a water heater needs a plumbing permit, and new gas piping or ductwork needs a mechanical permit. Interior-only alterations can be permitted by filing a residential application in person with the Building Inspections Division. We handle that filing and keep the inspection sequence in order.