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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad - North Front and Red Cross streets.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, N. Front Street, Red Cross Street
The General Offices and terminal of the railroad were in the 400-500 blocks of North Front Street. Taken from the intersection of Front and Red Cross, the photo documents Union Station. The concourse and clock tower are at center. Since the...
Louis T. Moore Collection

North Front Street - Blocks 100 and 200.
N. Front Street, Parade, Armistice Day, Murchison
Military parade marches south on Front Street, possibly an Armistice Day celebration. Old stone post office (built 1889-1891) was on the southeast corner of Front and Chestnut streets. In the background is the Murchison National Bank/Acme Building...
Louis T. Moore Collection

North Front Street - View from the Atlantic Trust Building, Northeast corner, Front and Market streets, looking north.
Front Street, Market Street, Atlantic Trust Building, Murchison Building, Masonic Building
General view of North Front Street. Prominent buildings from left are: top of Masonic Building, Atlantic National Bank Building (later People's Bank), Side of Orton Hotel (see sign), Murchison Building, Tower and top of Post Office and the Cape...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Bellamy Mansion Tours (3)
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Historic district, historical houses, John D. Bellamy, slave quarters, museum, tourist attraction, antebellum architecture, tours
Photograph of the front of the Bellamy Mansion taken from across Market St. near the corner of 5th and Market St. House needs painting and repair work. A sign that says "Bellamy Mansion 1859 open" is attached to one of the large white colums near...
Star-News Image Archive

Shrier Building
Commercial building constructed as rental property for Isaac Shrier (1841-1920), native of Germany, clothier and real estate investor; and wife, Betsy Willner (1850-1916), native of Austria. Rented by various tenants, including the Telegraph-Cable...
Port City Architecture

Front and Red Cross Streets, During President Taft's Visit
Front Street, Red Cross Street, Presidents of the United States, President William Howard Taft
Front and Red Cross Streets, looking on Front Street, during President Taft's visit
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Einstein Bros. Building, Front and Grace Streets
Einstein Bros. Building, Front Street, Grace Street, toys
Einstein Bros. - Front and Grace Sts; The Einstein's moved from Kinston to Wilmington in 1909. They leased the building located at Front and Grace Streets and sold domestic and international dry goods. They were famous for their toys imported from...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

View on Chestnut St., Between Front and Front and Water Streets, Looking Toward the Cape Fear River
Front Street, Water Street, Cape Fear River
View on Chestnut St., between Front and Water Streets, looking toward the Cape Fear River
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Front St. Methodist Church
churches, Methodist churches, Front St. Methodist Church, Walnut St.
Front St. Methodist Church, Southeast corner, Front and Walnut St., prior to 1886
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Intersection of North Front Street and Chestnut Street, looking north.
Murchison Building, N. Front Street, Chestnut Street
The Murchison Building is on the corner at left. In that same 200 block of North Front Street, Bulluck Hospital and the Bijou Theater were located on the west side of the street. On the opposite corner is the south side of the Murchison/Acme...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Chestnut Street - 0 block, looking west from North Front Street.
N. Front Street, Chestnut Street, Murchison Building, Southern Building, Fire Boat.
A woman stands next to a light pole at the corner of North Front and Chestnut Street. At left is the Southern Building and at right is the Murchison Building. At the foot of the street, the Fire Boat station is visible. The five-story Southern...
Louis T. Moore Collection

City Market - South Front Street - 100 block.
City Market, S. Front Street
Stall operators show off their wares in the interior of the market. The City Market at 120-124 South Front Street, was built in 1879-1880 by the Wilmington Market Company and was sold to the City of Wilmington in 1882. The building was a two-story...
Louis T. Moore Collection

South Front Street - 400 block.
S. Front Street
The west side of the 400 block of South Front Street (Block 99) contains from left the Thomas H. Smith House (No. 420), the Meares-Bridgers-Kerchner House(No. 416), the Forshee-Sprunt House (No. 410) and the Governor Dudley Mansion (No. 400). The...
Louis T. Moore Collection

North Front Street - 200 block.
N. Front Street, Murchison, Chestnut Street
Chestnut Street - 100 block - north side The main buildings are (from left) the first floor of the Murchison Building, (built 1913/1914); the Murchison National Bank-Acme Building (1902) and the tall building to the left, the Cape Fear Hotel...
Louis T. Moore Collection

City Market - 100 block, South Front Street
S. Front Street, City Market
The City Market at 120-124 South Front Street, was built in 1879-1880 by the Wilmington Market Company and was sold to the City of Wilmington in 1882. The building was a two-story structure, with two towers on Front Street. In 1919, the market...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Governor Edward B. Dudley Mansion - South Front Street, 400 block.
S. Front Street, Nun Street, Sprunt, Governor Edward B. Dudley Mansion,
The imposing mansion on the corner of Front and Nun streets has been the home of several prominent families. The house is thought to have been constructed about 1825 by Governor Dudley (1789-1855). In 1836, he became the first popularly elected...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Exchange Corner - Southwest corner Front and Market streets.
Exchange Corner, Front Street, Market Street, City Market, Finkelstein
From the eighteenth century, this corner was known as Exchange Corner, possibly because the original city market was located in the middle of Market Street, between Water and Front streets. In this photo, the building on the corner (at center) is...
Louis T. Moore Collection

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