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Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County Campus

The Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County campus is located at 1023 W. 14th Street in the Historic Boston Thurmond Neighborhood.Our campus consists of three buildings: The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust Housing Education Center is home to our administrative offices where training and educational programs are held for adults, youth and for the community at large.The Dan Pearson Construction Technology Center (DPCTC) serves as our construction operations center for materials and tool storage. This is where wall builds, the first step in building a home, take place. The center is also home to the Bob Doty Community Workshop - a woodworking shop open for community use, as well as the Smith-Phillips homeroom - a mock-up of a Habitat home used for teaching home maintenance classes and where families select their choice of siding, shutters, and countertops for their new home.The Jimmy Johnson Volunteer Lodge houses service groups, including high school and college students, for extended volunteer opportunities that include building with Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County and serving other organizations in Forsyth County.

Cherry Street

This is what you would see traveling N. Cherry Street in 2007. Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County began revitalization efforts in the Boston Thurmond neighborhood alongside community partners in 2008 and became a part of the neighborhood itself when moving the campus to its current location in 2015.Construction on North Cherry Street began Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County’s shift to Neighborhood Revitalization – an approach where our team works alongside residents to assist in realizing their vision for a revitalized community.Neighborhood Revitalization includes:building safe-affordable homes for low-income families, providing the security that comes with home ownership and building wealth based on home equity Working with existing housing in two ways – renovating and preserving architecturally significant properties for first-time homeowners and assisting owner occupants in making vital repairs to their own housing they otherwise would be unable to enjoy including helping seniors age in place. assisting on other community projects that advance the residents’ vision for their neighborhood, like the Kimberley Park Community Garden, which you will see on the left.https://www.livingplaces.com/NC/Forsyth_County/Winston-Salem_City/North_Cherry_Street_Historic_District.html

Y-Stair Apartments

The North Cherry Street Historic District's collection of medium-size houses and Y-Stair apartments are evidence of the status of a North Cherry Street address during the historic period.

Kimberley Park Community Garden

Kimberley Park Community Garden was included in former First Lady Michelle Obama’s book, “American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America.” The garden at Kimberley Park is one of several mentioned “Gardens of Service”.

First Remodeled Home

At 2022 North Cherry Street sits the only Cape Cod Style house in the neighborhood. This was our affiliate’s first of two remodels of existing homes to historic preservation standards in the North Cherry Street historic District.The residents identified this home as culturally significant in the history of the neighborhood.

2019 Women Build Home

23rd Street

Along 23rd Street sit several homes built by Habitat Forsyth, and while we have made progress to revitalize this street and community, there is still work to be done.

The Glenn Oaks Community

SM Ceasar overlooks what was once Kimberley Park Terrace. As a part of a Hope 6 Housing and Urban Development project in partnership with the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem.HAWS redeveloped the former public housing area to include new apartments, townhouses, single family residences and senior living. What exists now is Glenn Oaks, a community of 82 single family residence lots, 70 of which Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County homeowners now call home.Habitat Forsyth's construction work in Glenn Oaks is nearing completion.There are very few active remaining properties in inventory for building or remodeling in Boston Thurmond but we will continue to seek out opportunities for acquiring new one as they arise.

2020 Career Center Home

A partnership in this community is with the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School’s Career Center. Students in the Construction Technology program begin construction on a house at the Kennedy High School campus. Once construction is well underway, Habitat Forsyth then transports the house to its designated lot where staff and volunteers, alongside the family, will complete the home.A home built through this partnership is currently under construction to your left at 1700 Burton Street.Habitat Forsyth also partners with Forsyth Tech Community College in many capacities, such as training and on-the-job experience for carpentry and plumbing students at our various construction sites. We plan to continue growing this partnership.

Plyler Supply Company

Heading east on Northwest Boulevard you will see Plyler Supply Company, one of our many supporters at the corner of Ivy Avenue and Northwest Boulevard. Plyler generously supports the work of Habitat Forsyth through discounted construction materials and an annual event sponsorship so that we are able to continue to grow and serve more families.

Smith Phillips Building Supply

Another long-time partner with Habitat Forsyth as both vendor and donor is Smith Phillips Lumber Company.

Career Center Campus

This is the location where homes in partnership with the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schols Career Center begin construction.

Kaboom! Playgound

The KaBoom! playground was built in partnership with residents, the Dreamland Park Neighborhood Association, Habitat Forsyth, and the KaBoom! Organization. It was funded by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust.

Delta Arts Center

Established in 1972, the Delta Arts Center's mission is “...to enrich the lives of neighborhood and area residents by stimulating interest, increasing awareness and knowledge throughout the entire community in American Arts and Humanities, with an emphasis on the contributions of African Americans; to encourage individual creativity; and to provide quality cultural and educational programming”.

St. Paul United Methodist Church

St. Paul United Methodist Church, founded in 1872 and the first African American Church in the city of Winston before the twin cities joined.

Dreamland

Habitat Forsyth is working with many partners to fulfill the vision of a revitalized community, with the residents leading the transformation plan. Our partners include the Dreamland Park Neighborhood Association, City Council member Annette Scippio, United Way and North Carolina A&T University. Habitat Forsyth serves as the project manager for this effort. Community leadership and input and data gathering will result in a formal plan to be adopted to revitalize this historic neighborhood.

George Black House and Birckyard

This was the residence of local brick-maker, George Black, whose handmade bricks can be found throughout Winston-Salem and the Southeast. The property is on the National Register of Historic Places as being nationally significant. Not only did many of this city’s buildings and homes have their brick made here, Mr. Black employed many workers in this neighborhood in making them. These bricks are revered among historic preservationists in our community.

Bowen Park Neighborhood

The United Way for Forsyth County’s Place Matters Initiative neighborhood begins at Bowen Boulevard with the goal of transforming the neighborhood into a healthy and thriving community.Conditions in this neighborhood are similar to Kimberley Park Terrace before it became the Glenn Oaks neighborhood.

First Newly Constructed Home in Bowen Park in Over 50 Years

Our Neighborhood Revitalization work in the Bowen Park Neighborhood began in 2017, when we built the first newly constructed home in the area in over fifty years.

Mazie S. Woodruff Aviation Technology Lab

Viewable as you curve around Manchester to Ansonia Street you will see the Smith Reynolds Airport. Forsyth Tech is currently building the Mazie S. Woodruff Aviation Technology Lab where students are trained for jobs in the aviation industry.

Ansonia Street Homes

On Ansonia Street sits four completed Habitat homes and one currently under construction.Here at Short Street there are four other homes on Short Street and one last home on Ansonia. In total, we have built 9 new homes over the last four years in the Bowen Park neighborhood.

Smith Reynolds Airport

Smith Reynolds Airport now serves as base of operations for corporate aircraft, air charter services, air cargo and commercial aircraft maintenance.Commercial service ceased operations in 2000.The airport began as a grass landing strip until 1927 when city officials learned that the famous Charles Lindbergh would be visiting and improvements to the facilities were made. Just a few weeks ago, the Smith Reynolds Airport welcomed Air Force One.

Stone Terrace

Our most recent acquisition of buildable land is Stone Terrace, an abandoned development that is the last remnant of the fallout from the great recession of 2008 in our area. Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County purchased this incomplete new neighborhood from the former developers in December 2019.Along with our Neighborhood Revitalization work, this project is vital to meet the needs of the community, grow our capacity, and concentrate our construction activity in an efficient manner. Similar in size to Glenn Oaks, there are 75 buildable lots in this neighborhood with utilities and infrastructure mostly in place.Our vision is to transform this all-but-forgotten development into workforce housing composed of homeowners who graduate from Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County's homeownership program, as well as market rate homes for buyers at higher income levels. Research shows that this mixed income strategy provides better outcomes in economic mobility.We anticipate this project will take at least five years.