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James H. and Anne B. Willis House

Coordinates: 36°5′38″N 79°48′13″W / 36.09389°N 79.80361°W / 36.09389; -79.80361
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James H. and Anne B. Willis House
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James H. and Anne B. Willis House is located in North Carolina
James H. and Anne B. Willis House
James H. and Anne B. Willis House is located in the United States
James H. and Anne B. Willis House
Location707 Blair St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°5′38″N 79°48′13″W / 36.09389°N 79.80361°W / 36.09389; -79.80361
Built1965 (1965)
NRHP reference No.15000181[1]
Added to NRHPApril 23, 2015

The James H. and Anne B. Willis House is a historic house at 707 Blair Street in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is a single story Modernist structure, laid out in a T shape with a gabled roof. The north facade, facing Blair Street, has a large plate glass window, while the main entrance is on the shorter west side, sheltered by a shed-roof porch. The exterior has a variety of finishes, including vertical cypress board and brick veneer, and plate glass windows and smaller sash windows are used in variety around the exterior. The house was built in 1965, and is an important Modernist work of the local architectural firm of Loewenstein-Atkinson.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for James H. and Anne B. Willis House". City of Greensboro, NC. Retrieved 2015-09-06.