Kenan, Fountain, Kenan Memorial Fountain, Fifth Street, Market Street
In 1921, Wilmington native, William Rand Kenan, Jr. (1872-1965), gave the city of Wilmington the impressive fountain in memory of his parents, William R. Kenan and Mary Hargrave Kenan. The fountain was designed by Carrere and Hastings of New York...
Bellamy Mansion, First Baptist Church are on the left. The side of the Carolina Apartments is at right.
In 1859, the impressive Bellamy Mansion was built by Dr. John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896). Rufus Bunnell of Vermont was the architect, with...
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Custom House, Federal Building
This photograph captures a view of the fountain located at the Custom House (later the Federal Building) located between Market and Princess streets on Water Street. Behind the fountain is an unknown vessel anchored on the Cape Fear River.
Carolina Beach, Hotel Royal Palm, Fountain's Rooms and Apartments, Hotels
People pose on the front porch of the Royal Palm Hotel. Fountain's Rooms and Apartments are next door to the right.
Carolina Beach is located on the Federal Point peninsula, bounded on the west by the Cape Fear River, and on the east and south by...
Hotel Royal Palm, Fountain's Rooms and Apartments, Carolina Beach
Hotel Royal Palm is in the center. Next door to right, is Fountain's Rooms and Apartments.
Carolina Beach is located on the Federal Point peninsula, bounded on the west by the Cape Fear River, and on the east and south by the Atlantic Ocean. An...
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, John D. Bellamy, tourist attractions, historical sites, antebellum architecture, gifts,
Picture taken at the corner of 5th and Market St on the Carolina Apts. side. The Kenan Plaza Fountain,in the intersection of 5th & Market St., was given to the city by William Rand Kenan Jr. in 1921. The Bellamy Mansion sits in the background...
Greenfield waterfall on the site of the old mill spillway, with fountain in the center. Note the whitewashed trunks of some trees on the right.
During the Depression, construction workers built the five mile drive around the lake. It was...
Carolina Beach is located on the Federal Point peninsula, bounded on the west by the Cape Fear River, and on the east and south by the Atlantic Ocean. An attempt was made to settle the area in the early 1880s by Joseph Winner (1843-1902) and his...
On the left side of the street is the front and side porch of the John Dawson House, (1857), the side of the Carolina Apartments (1906-1907). The Kenan Memorial Fountain (1921) is in the center of the intersection of Market and Fifth Avenue. On the...