OUTBUILDING FOR LEVI A. HART (1809-1882) HOUSE AT NE CORNER OF S. 3RD STREET AND COTTAGE LANE. HART WAS A NATIVE OF CONNECTICUT AND PARTNER IN HART & BAILY IRON WORKS. IN 1965, THE DEPENDENCY WAS AQUIRED BY 1ST PESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND IN 1966...
Neoclassical Revival style building constructed for Peterson & Rulfs Shoe Company. Williama Canover Peterson (1861-1940), native of Duplin County, and John Frederick Rulfs, Jr. (1869-1953), retired from their shoe business in 1929. Building...
Craftsman style house built as rental property for Michael J. Corbett (1856-1942), native of Ireland, President of The Corbett Company, commission merchants; and wife, Josephine Deans (1862-1956). Purchased in 1919 by the Vestry of St. James Parish...
This massive Neoclassical Revival style building took three years to construct during World War I. The pedimented facades of the flanking wings are copies of the 1843 Greek Revival style custom house that stood previously on the site. In 1965, the...
Federal style hall-and-parlor house with double piazzas moved to this location and rear shed porch added c. 1850. One-story building added to east side c. 1870. By 1883, residence of Rufus H. Chasten (1862-1897), turpentine inspector and weigher;...
Cape Fear River, Alligator, USS North Carolina, Battleship, Hugh Morton
This divided back postcard, taken about 1965, features a photograph taken by Hugh Morton which captures Charlie the Alligator feeding near the Battleship North Carolina.
Cape Fear River, North Carolina State Port Authority, Shipping, Boats
This divided back postcard features a photograph by Hugh Morton, taken around 1965, which captures the North Carolina State Port Authority along the Cape Fear River.
Cape Fear River, NC North Carolina State Port, Boats, Ocean Liner
This divided back postcard features a photograph by Hugh Morton, taken around 1965, which captures the North Carolina State Port Authority along the Cape Fear River.
Cape Fear River, North Carolina State Port, Morton, Boats, Cranes
This divided back postcard features a photograph by Hugh Morton, taken around 1965, which captures ships loading cargo at the NC North Carolina State Port in Wilmington.
Dr. Joseph Ward Hooper, Sr. (1887-1952), was born in Baltimore, Maryland February 17, 1887. He married Louise Smallbones and they had a son, Joseph Ward Hooper, Jr., who was also a Physician. He received his M.D. from the University of Maryland in...
Dr. Donald Brock Koonce (1905-1975), son of Simon Everette and Lila Ward Koonce, was born September 6th, 1905 in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was married to Louise Bellamy Wood and later to Mary Hargrove Bellamy. His father was also a Physician....
Hoggard Family, Randall Family, Colleges and Universities, Wilmington
Dr. John Thomas Hoggard (1879-1965), son of William Davis and Cornelia Frances White Hoggard, was born in Aulander, North Carolina December 27th, 1879. He married Virginia Elizabeth Hawes December 23, 1908. He was educated at Wake Forest (1906) and...
Built as rental property for William McRary Cumming (1860-1922), native of Greensboro, NC, business executive and real estate investor. Converted to duplex in 1952 by Rudolph L. Lewis (1894-1978), hardware merchant. Purchased in 1965 by James F....
This divided back postcard features a photograph by Hugh Morton taken around 1965 which captures the Battleship North Carolina anchored in the Cape Fear River.
This divided back postcard features a photograph by Cecil Brandon, Jr. which captures beachgoers sunbathing near Johnnie Mercer Pier at Wrightsville Beach.