Construction of the Colonial Revival style federal building provided employment during the Great Depression. W.P.A. artist, William F. Pfohl, painted the mural inside the lobby and W.P.A. sculptor, Thomas Lo Medico, created the eight bas reliefs...
beaches, hotels, boardwalks, Wrightsville Beach, Seashore Hotel
Shows the Steel Pier with a group of men looking over the railing into the Atlantic. The pier was built in 1910, was 700 feet long, and had a pavilion and an observation deck and was connected to the Seashore Hotel. The pier was badly damaged by...
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...
The famous Seashore Hotel pier was built in 1910, it was 700 ft. long and was connected to the hotel veranda by boardwalk. At the end of the pier was a two-story pavillion and observation deck. The pier was damaged by a series of storms in...
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...