New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

Wright House, John M.
Built by John Maffitt Wright (1869-1906); and wife, Josie Whittaker (1866-1940). Boyhood home of Thomas Henry Wright, (1904-1997), Bishop of The Diocese of East Carolina from 1945 to 1974. House remained in the Wright family until 1960.
Port City Architecture

Modern View of the Burgwin-Wright House, Wilmington
Burgwin-Wright House, John Burgwin, Lord Cornwalis, Judge Joshua Grainger Wright, Wright Family, Burgwin family, North Carolina Society of Colonial
One of the few Georgian-style houses to survive in Wilmington, the house was built about 1770-1771, by John Burgwin (1731-1803), a prominent lawyer, merchant and owner of considerable area real estate. Prior to the purchase by Burgwin, the lot was...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Thomas Henry Wright Building
Original portion of building erected as rental property for Thomas Henry Wright (1800-1866), physician, merchant, and President of the Bank of Cape Fear. Property remained in Wright family until 1957. Facade altered in 1915 by Henry E. Bonitz,...
Port City Architecture

Paddlewheel Ship H.G. Wright
Wilmington, New Hanover county, North Carolina, boats, steam-powered, Army Corps of Engineers, snag boat
Left to right, Leslie Bright, state underwater archaeologist, Jerry Dunn, volunteer, and Dave Carnell, chairman of the board of directors of the New Hanover Co. museum work to raise the workings of the paddlewheel ship the H.G. Wright from the edge...
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Mitchell-Anderson House
Oldest surviving structure in Wilmington, Georgian style house built for Edward Mitchell (c. 1744), native of Charleston, SC, carpenter and planter. Purchased in 1828 by Thomas F. Davis (1778-1846), clerk of New Hanover County Court. Inherited in...
Port City Architecture

Wright-Murchison House
Italianate style house owned by Lucy Wright Murchison Giles (1850-1913); later owned by her daughter, Lucile Wright Murchison (1880-1968); became residence of Dr. and Mrs. David R. Murchison in 1927.
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Burgwin-Wright House
Georgian style house built on foundation of abandoned jail for John Burgwin (1731-1803), merchant and lawyer, Clerk of Court in Bladen and New Hanover counties, Clerk of NC Provincial Assembly, Secretary to Royal Governor Dobbs and Treasurer of...
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Burriss-Bunn House
Neoclassical Revival style house built for Sylvester S. Burriss (1842-1918), carpenter and Confederate Veteran; and wife, Eliza Jane Hill (1852-1914). Purchased in 1919 by James Henry Bunn (1869-1955), cabinet maker; and wife, Nellie Taylor...
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Oscar Herbert Wright House
Neoclassical Revival style house built for Oscar Herbert Wright (1876-1940), native of Columbus County, quartermaster clerk for Seventh Army Corps in Havana (1898), commodities broker; and wife, Linnie E. Alderman (1879-1963). Remained in family...
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Northrop-Graham House
Neoclassical Revival style house built for Robert Houston Northrop (1872-1949), manager of J.G. Wright & Son, real estate, and secretary-treasurer of Southeastern Realty; and wife, Mary Wright (1874-1923). Purchased in 1917 by Benjamin Robinson...
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Wright-Rehder House
Craftsman style house built for Eleanor Gilchrist (1890-1965) and husband, Thomas Henry Wright (1876-1956), partner with his father in J.G. Wright & Son real estate; developers of Winoca Terrace. Purchased in 1921 by C.F.W. (Will) Rehder...
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Northrop House
Queen Anne style house built as investment property for Robert Houston Northrop (1872-1949), lumber inspector for Northrop Lumber Co., and manager of J.G. Wright & Son relators and developers; and wife, Mary Wright (1874-1923).
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Print, Burgwin-Wright House and St. James Church, Wilmington, 1847, Mr. Humphrey
Burgwin-Wright House, St. James Church
The Burgwin-Wright House was built about 1770-1771, by John Burgwin (1731-1803), a prominent lawyer, merchant and owner of considerable area real estate. The lot was previously the site of the New Hanover County jail, and according to local...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Front View of The Lord Cornwallis House (Burgwin-Wright House)
Historical Homes, Wilmington, North Carolina, Civil War period
The Burgwin-Wright House was built about 1770-1771, by John Burgwin (1731-1803), a prominent Lawyer, Merchant and owner of considerable area real estate. The lot was previously the site of the New Hanover County jail, and according to local...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Wright Street - 400 block; Fifth Street, 1000 block.
Wright Street, Cameron House, Fifth Street
The Cameron House is on the corner of Fifth and Meares streets at 1019 South Fifth; Samuel Bear, Sr. & Sons, storage building (large white building in the center) is at 1018 South Fifth Street.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Wootten House, South Third Street, between Market and Dock streets.
S. Third Street, Hill, Wright, Wootten
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...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Burgwin-Wright House (Cornwallis House) - Market Street and Third Street - Side view.
Burgwin-Wright, Cornwallis, Market Street, Third Street
At right are the steps and entrance to St. James Episcopal Church. One of the few Georgian-style houses to survive in Wilmington, the house was built about 1770-1771, by John Burgwin (1731-1803), a prominent lawyer, merchant and owner of...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Bus Accident
New Hanover, North Carolina
Wilmington police officers, J.D. Wright, and B.L. Daniels, prepare their report following a school bus/car collision at the intersection of 13th Street and Wooster Street early Wednesday morning. The bus driver, Larry Lloyd, had just dropped off a...
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