215 South Main Street

215 South Main Street - Current site of Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden. Orginially, the Elias Kerner Huff House, built around 1880, sat in this spot. A picturesque Victorian cottage, the exterior includes the hipped roof and tower with round windows and a porch with spindlework, cyma curves and swanwork. Mr. Huff built the house himself and it has been in the family since. In 2002, the house was moved by Paige Cook Truelove, the great-great granddaughter of Elias Kerner Huff. The home now sits at 113 Pineview Drive.

Today, this is the site of Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden. Paul Ciener loved horticulture. He toured great gardens around the world, studying the plants and garden styles he encountered. All the while, he dreamed big. His dream was to create a great garden in the heart of the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina. It would be a gift back to the region that had given so much to him. Paul Ciener loved horticulture. He toured great gardens around the world, studying the plants and garden styles he encountered. All the while, he dreamed big. His dream was to create a great garden in the heart of the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina. It would be a gift back to the region that had given so much to him. Today, the site is a place of education, beauty and enjoyment for area residents and visitors from all parts of the country.