"When Barry Siegal and Willard Tucker were lobbying for approval to bring the historic Southeastern building back to its original 1920s character, they had the unwavering support of Preservation Greensboro.

“In a situation like that, we just felt like the owners should be able to present their vision of the restoration and let them do as they wanted,” said Benjamin Briggs, executive director of Preservation Greensboro.

The two men, who bought the former American Exchange National Bank building in 2005, wanted to bring the structure back to the 1920s time period while officials from the U.S. National Park Service argued for the time period of 1939/1940."

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The Business Journal (10/28/2011)