churches, Episcopal churches, St. James Episcopal Church, South Third Street
St. James Episcopal Church, located at One South Third Street, was acquired by the congregation from Armand deRosset (the rest of the land was acquired over the years). It's design and construction involved at least 10 different architects and...
Saint John's Episcopal Church, located at 3rd and Red Cross Streets. This picture us from "Ballou's Pictorial Directory," and was mislabled as "New Presbyterian Church." The corner location is 3rd and Red Cross Streets, not Front and Orange.
Located at 125 S. Third Street, St. James Church is the oldest house of worship in Wilmington, built for an Episcopal parish established in 1729. It is the first mature example of Gothic Revival style in North Carolina. Chancel altered and South...
(left to right): Russell Johnson of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Wilmington, Cliff White, The Reverand Frank Ross of St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Southport, (front): Tina Hart and Geno Hart of Southport, conclude services held at old St....
This congregation, organized in 1869, was the first Episcopal Church consecrated by Bishop Atkinson for colored people in North Carolina, on June 18, 1875. The cornerstone was laid on March 23, 1871, and the edifice was completed under the...
This congregation, organized in 1869, was the first Episcopal Church consecrated by Bishop Atkinson for colored people in North Carolina, on June 18, 1875. The cornerstone was laid on March 23, 1871, and the edifice was completed under the...
St. James Parish was established by the General Assembly of the Colony of Carolina in November, 1729. In 1741, the parish was divided, with St. James Parish on the East side of the Cape Fear River and St. Philip's on the West side. The construction...
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...
Wrightsville Sound at the intersections of Wrightsville Avenue, Oleander Drive and Airlie Road.
Today, located at the intersection of Wrightsville Avenue, Oleander Drive and Airlie Road, the church is the successor to Mount Lebanon Chapel located...
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...
Southwest corner of Fourth and Market streets. Located on the southwest corner of Fourth and Market streets (Block 154), the earliest mention of St. James' Graveyard was in 1781, during the British occupation of Wilmington, although a portion of...
Painting by the Spanish artist, Pacheco (1571-1654).In September, 1747, Spanish privateers came up the Cape Fear River to Brunswick Town, which was then in New Hanover County. A group of citizens captured the vessels after a four day battle. The...
The house at 11 South Third Street was built in the early 1800s by Dr. John Hill. His daughter, Eliza Ann married William Augustus Wright in 1830 and the house became their residence. The property was acquired by the Rev. Edward Wootten and his...
St. James Episcopal Church, Third Street, Market Street, Carolina Apartments, Colonial Apartments
St. James Episcopal Church is at the center, with the tower of the church's Great Hall and Carolina Apartments in the distance. At left is the Colonial Apartments with its mansard roof. The top of the red brick YMCA building can be seen next to the...