William Block (1874-1954), a native of Riga, immigrated to Baltimore, MD, in 1887, and was in the textile business. In the middle 1920s, he sent his son, Nathan Ellis Block (1903-1986), to Wilmington to investigate the possibility of locating a...
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, factories, Industries, sewing, clothing
Rives industries, which leased space and equipment at the site of Block Industries on S. 3rd St., plans to close in March 1994 after 14 months in business.
Sol Bear, Winery, Farrar Moving and Storage, S. Front Street, Marstellar Street
The large brick building on the corner of south Front and Marstellar streets was originally the Sol Bear Winery. The William Block family purchased the building from the Bears ca. 1930 and retained ownership until 1991. The Blocks leased it to...
First Presbyterian Church, S. Third Street, Orange Street
First Presbyterian Church (1859-61, Samuel Sloan, architect) is in ruins, following a disastrous fire on December 31, 1925.
Dating from 1818, the first church was located in the 100 block of South Front Street between Dock and Orange streets. It...
View of the north side of the 300 block of Princess Street, with the entrance to Thalian Hall at left. Note house on the corner of the 100 block of north Fourth Street, which was owned by Sarah Bowden. The pavement of Princess Street is made of...
The west side of the 400 block of South Front Street (Block 99) contains from left the Thomas H. Smith House (No. 420), the Meares-Bridgers-Kerchner House(No. 416), the Forshee-Sprunt House (No. 410) and the Governor Dudley Mansion (No. 400). The...
Chestnut Street - 100 block - north side The main buildings are (from left) the first floor of the Murchison Building, (built 1913/1914); the Murchison National Bank-Acme Building (1902) and the tall building to the left, the Cape Fear Hotel...
The north side of the block contains a number of business establishments of interest. The Barrel Cleaners was owned by Tassie N. Costello, a native of Greece, who continued at the same location until the 1970s. Next to the cleaners is the Wilder...
S. Front Street, Pender's Market, St. Helena Dairy and Lunch Room, Seamen's Home and Bethel, Seamen's Bethel, Masonic Building
From left, Pender's Market, St. Helena Dairy and Lunch Room and the Seamen's Home and Bethel are some of the businesses that occupy the half-block between Muter's Alley and Dock streets. The 0 block of South Front Street is in the background. The...
St. James Episcopal Church, Cemetery, Graves, Fourth Street
On the left side is St. James Episcopal Church Graveyard, the site of a 1787 duel between Samuel Swann and John Bradley. Note that the street’s paving material is brick.
Southwest corner of Fourth and Market streets. Located on the southwest...
The Cameron House is on the corner of Fifth and Meares streets at 1019 South Fifth; Samuel Bear, Sr. & Sons, storage building (large white building in the center) is at 1018 South Fifth Street.
The Henry Latimer House (1883), with its mansard roof, is on the left on the southwest corner of Third and Orange streets. It appears in the photograph that the house has a front porch across the front, which must have been removed at a later date....
Latimer House, First Presbyterian Church, S. Third Street, Orange Street
At left on the northwest corner is the Zebulon Latimer House; and, at right is the First Presbyterian Church, rebuilt after a fire destroyed the sanctuary in 1926.
The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its...
St. James Episcopal Church, Church, Market Street, Great Hall
The photo was taken from the intersection of Fourth and Market streets and shows the Great Hall, which was built 1923-24. Hobart Upjohn of New York was the architect of the Gothic Revival building. St. James Graveyard is on the corner of Fourth and...
St. James, Episcopal Church, Churches, Y.M.C.A., Colonial Inn, Colonial Apartments, Third Street, Markert Street
The front of St. James Episcopal Church is shown at right. Across Market Street is the Colonial Apartments on the corner, next to the red brick Y.M.C.A. building.
Oscar Pearsall (1849-1925), a wholesale grocer, owned the handsome three-story...
First Presbyterian Church, Churches, S. Third Street, Orange Street
The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its history.
Dating from 1818, the first church was located in the 100 block of South Front Street between Dock and Orange streets. It burned in 1819 and another church was...
Post Office Park, Cape Fear Hotel, Cape Fear Club, N. Second Street, Chestnut Street
This is a view across Post Office Park of the 100 block of North Second Street. From the left, is the front facade of the Cape Fear Hotel and the Cape Fear Club, located on the southwest corner of Second and Chestnut streets.
In 1908-1911, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Pro-Cathedral was built by Rafael Guastavino (father) and Rafael Guastavino (son) in the Spanish Baroque style of architecture. Natives of Spain, the two Guastavinos made extensive use of brick and tile....