No professors had offices there. No, the house has a role worthy of the prime real estate on which it stands. The Alumni Relations Office moved in recently after five crowded years sharing space with other departments in a building at the back of the campus. New wood floors have been installed on the house's first floor, courtesy of Guilford alumni Vic Cochran of Greensboro. Other renovations have made the house suitable for the 21st century, a leap of two centuries from when the dwelling was built about 1880.
Alums now make the house their first stop on returning to campus.
May. Alumni relations director Leslie Carter says the house will be the alumni staging area during homecoming weekend in October. The front lawn and rear gardens are ideal for parties and receptions. The football field is only a half block away. Guilford is the second local college in recent years to find new use for a highly visible old house. About 10 years ago, Greensboro College acquired a spacious edifice facing West Market Street.