New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

You've searched:

All Collections
  • All fields: 1901
(38 results)



Display: 20

    • McGowan House

    • McGowan House
    •  

    • Queen Anne style house built for William Andrew McGowan (1867-1948), president-treasurer of the Brunswick Bridge and Ferry Company and Justice of the Peace; and wife, Maude A. Kelly (1869-1960), native of Bladen County.
    • Port City Architecture
    • Wright House, John M.

    • Wright House, John M.
    •  

    • Built by John Maffitt Wright (1869-1906); and wife, Josie Whittaker (1866-1940). Boyhood home of Thomas Henry Wright, (1904-1997), Bishop of The Diocese of East Carolina from 1945 to 1974. House remained in the Wright family until 1960.
    • Port City Architecture
    • William H. Alderman House

    • William H. Alderman House
    •  

    • Queen Anne style house built for William Harriss Alderman (1851-1932), bookkeeper; and wife, Alice Guess Larkins (1852-1905), on property given to them by her parents, William and Belinda Larkins. After Mrs. Aldermans death, the family retained the...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Donald MacRae House

    • Donald MacRae House
    •  

    • Shingle style house designed by James Brite (1864-1942) and Henry Bacon (1866-1924). A former resident, Bacon was the architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. House built for Capt. Donald V. MacRae (1861-1928), Spanish-American War...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Tileston School

    • Tileston School
    •  

    • The original Italianate style center section was financed by philanthropist Mary Tileston Hemenway (1820-1894) and designed by John A. Fox, both of Boston, MA; James Walker, local supervising architect; Strausz & Rice of Wilmington, builders....
    • Port City Architecture
    • Walker House

    • Walker House
    •  

    • Built by James Walker (1826-1901), a native of Scotland, architect, contractor and builder, who built the old James Walker Hospital and donated it to the city. He also worked on one of the wings of the Capitol building and the old Smithsonian...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Harper-Hundley House

    • Harper-Hundley House
    •  

    • Queen Anne style house built as investment property for John Allan Taylor (1862-1957), wholesale grocer. Purchased in 1905 by Capt. James Thomas Harper (1843-1915), operator of a tow boat business between Wilmington and Southport and part-owner of...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Oakdale Cemetery

    • Oakdale Cemetery

    • cemeteries, tombstones, Miller Street, North 13th Street, wrought iron, interments, Physicians, children

    • Two gentlemen stand outside of the closed West gate to Oakdale Cemetery. A figure is seen on the path inside the cemetery. The name of the cemetery is inscribed in an arch over the gate along with a simple cross at the center. Oakdale was chartered...
    • Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
    • Sprunt and Dudley Mansion

    • Sprunt and Dudley Mansion

    • Dudley family, Sprunt family, Front St., Nun St., Governors, mansions

    • The stately mansion on the corner of Front and Nun streets has been the home of several prominent families. It is thought to have been constructed about 1825 by Governor Dudley (1789-1855). In 1836, he became the first popularly elected Governor of...
    • Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
    • View of City-County Hospital 1881

    • View of City-County Hospital 1881

    • City-County Hospital, Community Hospital, hospitals

    • Founded in 1881, the area's first publicly-funded Hospital was the City Hospital,. Located at Tenth and Red Cross Streets, it was accessible by horse or carriage, or from Fourth Street, by a wooden sidewalk. The City-County Hospital was closed in...
    • Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
    • Doc Hall Filling a Prescription

    • Doc Hall Filling a Prescription

    • Hall family, Pharmacists, pharmacies, Oakdale Cemetery

    • Dr. James Malcolm Hall at his drug store on 5th and Castle Streets, which he owned and operated since 1901. Mr. Hall, otherwise known as "Doc Hall," and "The Mayor of Drypond," (for his active role in civic matters), was born in Sampson County,...
    • Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
    • Dr. John G. Murphy, E.E.N. & T

    • Dr. John G. Murphy, E.E.N. & T

    • Murphy family, physicians, hospitals, James Walker Memorial Hospital

    • Dr. John Gerald Murphy (1872-1882), was born September 18th, 1872. He was educated at University of North Carolina (1901) and The University of Louisville, where he received his M.D. in 1903. He practiced medicine from 1904-1932. Notable...
    • Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
    • Wrightsville Beach.

    • Wrightsville Beach.

    • Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Lumina, Lumina Pavilion

    • A large gathering on the beach in front of Lumina. Note movie screen on left. Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds and the coast. The beach is a part of the North...
    • Louis T. Moore Collection

QuickView

Display a larger image and more item information when the pointer pauses over a thumbnail
on off
 

Layout options:

Thumbnail with title
Grid with smaller thumbnails and more detail
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
 
OK