Neoclassical Revival style house built for John Allan Taylor (1862-1941), wholesale grocer, business and civic leader; and wife, May Baker French (1863-1957), native of Lumberton, NC. Remained in family until 1969.
Built by John DuBois, merchant and town alderman in 1760. Remained in family until 1842. Inherited by Mrs. Lucy Wright Wooster in 1844. Her descendants, the Boatwrights, continue to own the property.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, fund raisers, walking tours, Christmas tours, decorations, historic district
Gary Beane (left) and Jordan Christopher prepare the dining room at the Five Star Bed and Breakfast Inn, located at 14 N. 7th street, for the Old Wilmington by Candlelight Tour, which takes place annually during the December holiday season.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, cemeteries, graves, fraternal organizations, clubs
Eight members of Tau Kappa Epsilion fraternity, using a variety of tools, clean-up Bellevue Cemetery at the Millican plot and the Carrie Russ Mercer (inscribed "in loving memory of our mother, May 14,1891- May 1, 1987) tombstone. Area around graves...
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.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, advertisements, azaleas, billboards, tourist attractions, flowers, gardens, Intracoastal Waterway
David King of Naegele outdoor advertising hand paints a new Airlie Gardens entrance sign at the corner of Airlie Rd and Oleander Dr., near Wrightsville Beach.
The only portion of Grace Methodist Church to survive the 1947 fire, was dedicated on January 14, 1917, during the tenure of the Reverend M. T. Plyler. Building committee members were R. C. Merritt, chairman, J. E. Willoughby, J. T. King, T. A....
Neoclassical Revival style house built for Oscar Herbert Wright (1876-1940), native of Columbus County, quartermaster clerk for Seventh Army Corps in Havana (1898), commodities broker; and wife, Linnie E. Alderman (1879-1963). Remained in family...
Exchange Corner, Front Street, Market Street, City Market, Finkelstein
From the eighteenth century, this corner was known as Exchange Corner, possibly because the original city market was located in the middle of Market Street, between Water and Front streets. In this photo, the building on the corner (at center) is...
George Davis, Monument, Third Street, Market Street
A native of New Hanover County, George Davis (1820-1896) was an attorney, who was elected to the Confederate States Provincial Congress in 1861. Later, he served as one of North Carolina's Senators. In January 1864, he was appointed attorney...
From left to right are P.F. Halsey; Miss Mary Spears, sister of sponsor; Joseph E. Lykes, president of Lykes Bros.; Mrs. Charles O. Andrews, sponsor; and W.S. McMahon. The gathering took place April 14, 1945, for the launching of the S.S....
Miss Mariam Inez Cook, sponsor from Concord, NC, was the winner of a school war bond selling contest. She came to Wilmington to christen the S.S. Simoon on May 14, 1945. It was the 214th ship completed by the NC Shipbuilding Company.