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- Clause Howell's Apartment (2)
- Star-News Image Archive
- Agostini House
- Built by Francis Marie Agostini (1814-1887) as his family residence. Native of Vastia on the Island of Corsica, he came to Wilmington in 1843 and became a well known confectioner. House is still occupied by direct heirs.
- Port City Architecture
- Evans-Mercer-Tusch House
- Originally a one-story cottage built for Henry C. Evans (1832-1896), native of Brunswick County. Enlarged to two-stories in 1906 by nephew, John Bascom Mercer (1855-1913), of the shoe firm Mercer & Evans; and wife, May Lilly (1869-1935), native of...
- Port City Architecture
- Farrior-Taylor House
- Vernacular style house built for Sanders Farrior (b. 1854), stiller; and wife, Isabella Henderson (b. 1858). Purchased for rental property in 1897 by John E. Taylor (1858-1925), first assistant to treasurer of City of Wilmington. Remained in family...
- Port City Architecture
- Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
- Neo-Gothic style church built for congregation organized in 1847 to serve residents in the southern section of the city. This building, which replaced an earlier wooden structure, was dedicated on September 26, 1890. The education building, erected...
- Port City Architecture
- John C. Bailey House
- Italianate style house built for John C. Bailey (1818-1880), native of Norway, patternmaker and partner in Hart & Bailey, Iron and Brass Foundry; and wife, Elizabeth Ann Rundlett (1817-1900), native of Vermont. Purchased in 1941 by Samuel C. Kellam...
- Port City Architecture
- Forshee-Sprunt House
- Italianate style house built for James M. Forshee, native of Philadelphia and partner in Kenan & Forshee, commission merchants; and wife, Sallie M. Extensively remodeled in 1920 by J. Laurence Sprunt (1866 - 1973), cotton broker; and wife, Annie...
- Port City Architecture
- Gause-Burr House
- Queen Anne style house built for Mary Alice Gause Young (1846-1918); and sister; Anna Caroline Gause (1848-1917). Inherited in 1940, by Ann Bacot Cumming Burr (1900- ),wife of Frederick S. Burr, II (1898-1989), salesman for Tide Water...
- Port City Architecture
- Dr. A.M.Baldwin House
- Queen Anne style house built for Dr. Albert Marion Baldwin (1845-1934), dentist; and wife, Emma Mitchell (1845-1909). Remained in family until 1936.
- Port City Architecture
- Captain John Harper House
- Neoclassical Revival style house built for Captain John W. Harper (1856-1917); and his bride, Ella C. Strupe (1878-1945). He was the owner of Wilmington and Southport Steamboat Company which operated the steamers Wilmington and Sylvan Grove. An...
- Port City Architecture
- Hart Carriage House
- 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...
- Port City Architecture
- Hasell-Parsley House
- William S. Hasell (1780-1814), attorney, editor of the Wilmington Gazette, and founder of the Circulating Library and Reading Room (1809), built here a three-story brick dwelling known as Williams Castle. The present day house was built upon the...
- Port City Architecture
- Wessel-Hathaway House
- Built in part by Jacob Wessel. In 1858 sold to James L. Hathaway from Fall River, Massachusetts who completed building, with James F. Post, architect.
- Port City Architecture
- Heide-Futch House
- Neen; and wife, Catherine Exum (1834-1891). Purchased in 1898 by John W. H. Fuchs (1871-1938), grocer and proprietor of Futchs Department Store; and wife, Mary C. M. Strunck (1873-1932), natives of Germany, who Americanized their surname to...
- Port City Architecture
- Baldwin-Latimer-Jordan House
- Italianate style house built for Albert M. Baldwin (1845-1934), dentist; and wife, Bettie S. Mitchell (1847-1888). Enlarged and remodeled by Edward S. Latimer (1857-1901), attorney; and wife, Anne Huske (1860-1934). Hettie James Jordan (1869-1941)...
- Port City Architecture
- Hill House
- Greek Revival style house built for William B. Hill (1840-1893), porter with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; and wife, Mary Jane Benton (1847-1917). Remained in family for 90 years.
- Port City Architecture
- Peyton Hoge House
- Queen Anne style house built according to the drawings prepared by first owner, the Rev. Peyton Harrison Hoge (1858-1940), native of Hampden-Sydney, VA and minister of First Presbyterian Church (1885-1899); and wife, Mary Stuart Holladay...
- Port City Architecture
- Honnet House
- Italianate style house built on Sunset Hill by George Honnet (1843-1913), native of Baltimore, jeweler and watchmaker; and wife, Marie Otterbourg (1848-1913). Colossal Neoclassical portico added in 1914 by son, George (1880-1962), a jeweler. House...
- Port City Architecture
- Howey-Wiard House
- Neoclassical Revival style house built for use as rental property on land inherited by Urbana, Mary D., William M., and George Parker Howey who lived at No. 222. Remained in family until 1932. Purchased in 1955 by David Kyle Wiard (1904-1972),...
- Port City Architecture
- Ballard-Potter-Bellamy House
- Greek Revival style house built for Jethro Ballard (1802-1853), merchant and steam saw mill owner; and wife, Martha P. Nolan (b. 1816). Purchased in 1851 by Samuel R. Potter (1811-1856), planter; and wife, Marion Babcock (1825-1885), who added...
- Port City Architecture