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Fire at Seashore Hotel, Wrighstville Beach, N.C., 1918-1919
beaches, hotels, Seashore Hotel, Wrightsville Beach, fires
One of the earliest hotels in Wrightsville Beach located where the Blockade Runner is today. It opened June 15, 1897. It was designed by Wilmington Architect Henry E. Bonitz. In 1910, a steel pier was constructed and was connected to the hotel...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

First Presbyterian Church, 121 S. 3rd St., Front Entrance, 3rd Building
Churches, Gothic-Revival, fires, Wilson family, Architects, Samuel Sloan, South Third Street, Orange Street
The third church, (the two previous churches destroyed by fire) located at 121 South Third Street, was designed in Gothic-Revival style by Architect Samuel Sloan. Reverend Joseph R. Wilson, (Woodrow Wilson's father), was minister from 1874-1885. On...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Six Gun Battery of Sea Defense Destroyed by Ocean - Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher, gun battery, Battle Acre, Civil War
Six Gun Battery of Sea Defense in Front and just South of "Battle Acre" (destroyed by ocean)
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

The Original Seashore Hotel, Wrightsville Beach
hotels, Wrightsville Beach, Seashore Hotel
The Seashore Hotel is one of the earliest hotels in Wrightsville Beach, and was located where the Blockade Runner is today. It opened June 15, 1897. It was designed by Wilmington Architect Henry E. Bonitz. In 1910, a steel pier was constructed and...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

South Third Street - 100 block; intersection of Third and Orange streets.
Latimer House, First Presbyterian Church, S. Third Street, Orange Street
At left on the northwest corner is the Zebulon Latimer House; and, at right is the First Presbyterian Church, rebuilt after a fire destroyed the sanctuary in 1926. The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Bradley-Green Building
Commercial building erected for George H. Bradley (1805-1880), native of New Haven, CT, boot and shoe merchant, after devastating fire of 1840 that destroyed much of block. From 1910 to 1963 this was the location of Greens Drug Store, operated by...
Port City Architecture

William A. French House
William A. French (1835-1907), a boot and shoe merchant, lived on this site. On May 10, 1871, fire destroyed the original structure. In November 1871, Mr. French completed the present structure; the plans drawn by Alex Strausz. The property...
Port City Architecture

First Church of Christ Scientist
churches, Christ Scientist, 17th Street, Market Street, Temple Baptist Church, Baptist churches
The First Church of Christ Scientist, located on the Southeast corner of 17th and Market Streets, was constructed in 1907. The first congregation was organized by Mary Bridgers (1866-1910), a devout founding member who purchased 32 acres of land on...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Orton Hotel and the Royal Theater
hotels, Theaters, Businesses, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Antique automobiles, Bicycles
Photograph of the Orton Hotel and the Royal Theater in downtown Wilmington, N.C. The Orton Hotel was built by Colonel Kenneth Murchison in 1888 and named for his plantation in Brunswick County. The Royal Theater was one door down fron the hotel. ...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Oceanic Hotel
resorts, North Carolina, Banks Channel, hotels, Wrightsville Beach
The Oceanic Hotel at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. was formerly the Tarrymore Hotel. When it was sold and renamed the Oceanic, the existing building was enlarged, and a four-story tower was added. It was one of the social centers of the beach. The...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

First Presbyterian Church, Present Day
churches, presbyterian churches, First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its history. Dating from 1818, the first church was located in the 100 block of South Front Street between Dock and Orange streets. It burned in 1819 and another church was...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Orton Hotel
hotels, Orton Hotel, Murchison
Orton Hotel was built by Col. Kenneth M. Murchison in 1888. James Walker was the general contractor. In 1896 Col. Murchison leased the building to R.W. Wallace and Co. In 1900 the rooms were 2.50-3.50 per day. The hotel was destroyed by fire in...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Orton Hotel Fire Scene
hotels, Orton Hotel, fires
The Orton Hotel was built by Colonel Kenneth Murchison in 1888 and named for his plantation in Brunswick County. The building was destroyed in a fire on January 21, 1949.
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Scene After Destructive Fire at Wrightsville Beach in 1918
hotels, fires, beaches, Wrightsville Beach, Seashore Hotel
Another scene after the 1918 fire that destroyed the Seashore Hotel at Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Front St. Methodist Church on Fire
churches, Methodist Church, Front St., fires
old Methodist Church on Front Street, destroyed by fire on Sunday, February 21, 1886
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

First Presbyterian Church - Front and Orange Sts., 1820
First Presbyterian Church, Churches, S. Front Street, Orange Street, Dock Street
The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its history. Dating from 1818, the first church was located in the 100 block of South Front Street between Dock and Orange streets. It burned in 1819 and another church was...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

The Original First Presbyterian Church, S. Front St., Between Dock and Orange
churches, Episcopal churches, Wilmington,
The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its history. Dating from 1818, the first church was located in the 100 block of South Front Street between Dock and Orange streets. It burned in 1819 and another church was...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Sea Defense at Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher, Mounds, Sea Defense, Pulpit, Civil War
Interior View of NE of Sea Defense showing Pulpit and site of main powder magazine explosion - Fort Fisher. Destroyed by ocean.
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

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