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    • Riverfest 2008

    • Riverfest 2008

    • Cape Fear River, Riverfest, Sailing Vessel, Barquentine, Peacemaker, Waterfront, Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

    • This photograph captures the barquentine "Peacemaker" docked along Wilmington's waterfront during Riverfest 2008.
    • Wilmington Harbor Collection
    • Guthrie House

    • Guthrie House
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    • Residence built for William Gaston Guthrie (1853-1897), laborer; and wife, Fannie E. Styron (1870-1930). They were natives of carteret County, NC. At the time of death he was a member of Orion Lodge No. 67, International Order of Odd Fellows.
    • Port City Architecture
    • Bass-Oliver House

    • Bass-Oliver House
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    • Colonial Revival house built for John Mangum Bass (1878-1949), native of Magnolia, NC, roadway timekeeper and accountant for Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Purchased in 1923 by Virginia Taylor Oliver (1894-1985), homemaker. Remained in family for...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Drew House

    • Drew House
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    • House built for Bettie Lee Drew (1872-1940), native of Wilson, NC, widow of Samuel Summerfield Drew (1863-1913), native of Southport, NC, grocery salesman. The one-story, gable-front bungalow is reminiscent of the popular ready-built houses of the...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Wiggins House

    • Wiggins House
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    • Queen Anne style house built as investment property for siblings Octavius Augustus Wiggins (1879-1934), foreman for Hilton Lumber Company; Elizabeth Wiggins Price (1873-1965), wife of Dr. Richard Jones Price; Mary Wiggins Davis (1882-1959), wife of...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Yopp House

    • Yopp House
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    • Colonial Revival style house built for Walter E. Yopp (1860-1933), funeral director; and wife, Emma H. Donnelly (1872-1955). He was a Wilmington city alderman for fifteen years, a New Hanover County commissioner for twenty years and a trustee of...
    • Port City Architecture
    • J. Haughton James House

    • J. Haughton James House
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    • Colonial Revival style house built for J. Haughton James (1886-1939), President of the General Insurance Agency, Inc.; and wife, Isabel Clark (1889-1991). Until 1992 residence of daughter, Isabel (1913- ), President of National Society of the...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Warren Building

    • Warren Building
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    • Commercial building constructed as investment property by Richard F. Warren (1865-1933), proprietor of Warren's Steam Bakery. Occupied by various businesses including grocery, funeral home, dentist, funiture store, auto repair, gunsmith and...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Williston High School

    • Williston High School
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    • Begun in 1865 by the Freedman's Bureau as an elementary school for blacks; then operated by the American Missionary Association and named for Massachusettes benefactor Samuel Williston. It became the city's first public school for blacks when...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Benson House

    • Benson House
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    • Colonial Revival style house built for Ernest Stuart Benson, Sr. (1897-1961); and wife, Lena Craig (1894-1974). He was a pharmacist and owner of Southside Drug Store, a neighborhood landmark at Front and Castle.
    • Port City Architecture
    • Everett-Bissinger House

    • Everett-Bissinger House
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    • Greek Revival style house built for Ann Thomson Everett (1819-1895), wife of Amariah B. Everett (1811-1857), planter, natives of Onslow County. Renovated to Italianate style durig ownership of son, John Alfred Everett (1839-1915), Confederate...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Finberg-Monds House

    • Finberg-Monds House
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    • Bungalow built as investment property. Residence of Louis B. Finberg (1902-1992), harbor master and vice-president of Heide Warehouse Co.; and wife, Florence Chadwick (1902-1966). Purchased in 1953 by John Monds (1921-1987), inspector with...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Orton Plantation

    • Orton Plantation
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    • The original one-and-one-half story plantation house was built for "King" Roger Moore (1694-1751), native of Goose Creek, SC and first permenant settler in the Lower Cape Fear region. Fredrick Jones Hill (1792-1861), physician, planter, and NC...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Wrightsboro Elementary School

    • Wrightsboro Elementary School
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    • The original one-story brick building constructed to consolidate Acorn Branch, Castle Hayne and Wrightsboro Schools was expanded in 1927. A second story was added in 1939 and a cafeteria built in 1953. Additional classrooms were added in 1963, 1968...
    • Port City Architecture
    • French-Shrier Building

    • French-Shrier Building
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    • Built for William A. French (1835-1907) as investment property and leased to various merchants including tailors, clothiers and stationers. Purchased in 1914 by Isaac Shrier (1841-1920), clothier, native of Bavaria, who renovated the building in...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Evans House

    • Evans House
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    • Queen Anne style house built as investment property for Annie C. Evans (1868-1928); and husband, Daniel W. Evans (1864-1899), attorney, barber and Master of New Light Masonic Lodge. Purchased in 1918 by Francis Marion Foy (1855-1930), native of...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Fireboat Docks

    • Fireboat Docks

    • Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Fireboats, Riverwalk, Conlon Wharf, Boats

    • This photograph captures a sailboat cruising on the Cape Fear River, past the fireboats Atlantic IV and Atlantic V at the Capt. Conlon wharf.
    • Wilmington Harbor Collection

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