Neoclassical Revival style house built for Richard Price McClammy (1874-1955), editor and publisher of The Evening Dispatch; and wife, Janie L. Bryan (1876-1918). Purchased in 1948 by Pender County natives, Carl Flay Powell, Sr. (1906-1990),...
The William H. Sprunt house was located at 223 N. 3rd Street, on the Northwest corner of Third and Grace Streets. The home was built in 1900 and razed in 1962. For more information read Beverly Tetterton's Wilmington: Lost but not Forgotten (2005,...
Front page of the local newspaper, "The Wilmington Morning Star", late teens-early twenties-(n.d.) The newspaper is now titled "The Wilmington
Star-News."
This photograph shows early development on Harbor Island. The stucco house (at left) was owned by Dr. Fred Wysong. The two-story house (at center) belonged to John Colucci. At right, the Spanish Revival style house was built by the Star-News for...
Originally called, "The Hammocks," Harbor Island was an uninhabited low lying island of sand dunes, surrounded by marsh and Wrightsville Sound on the north and southwest, and Banks Channel on the east. There was a dense growth of knotted live oaks....
Shore Acres, Harbor Island, Hammocks, Wrightsville Beach
Shore Acres Development at Harbor Island (Hammocks), near Wrightsville Beach.
Originally called, "The Hammocks," Harbor Island was an uninhabited low lying island of sand dunes, surrounded by marsh and Wrightsville Sound on the north and...
In 1927, Oliver T. Wallace and Richard L. Player bought property on Harbor Island and within a year were advertising the development of Shore Acres. The house of Spanish architecture (seen behind the trees and a pole), located on Live Oak Drive,...
In 1927, Oliver T. Wallace and Richard L. Player bought property on Harbor Island and within a year were advertising the development of Shore Acres. The house of Spanish architecture (seen behind the trees and a pole), located on Live Oak Drive,...
Page 4 of letter from Henry "Harry" Hungerford Smith to mother Elizabeth Ann Noble Smith, detailing how their troop anticipates receiving new orders soon. This page features a small note written in pencil that he had been sick, but was feeling...
Neoclassical Revival style house built for William Oscar Page (1870-1953), native of Warsaw, NC; and wife, Bertha Ida Barber (1872-1951). He owned the Greenfield Milling Company. Purchased in 1940 by Marsden Bruce Ward, Jr. (1896-1977), marine...
An unidentified man stands in front of the Tide Water Power Company building on 217-221 Princess Street, Wilmington, N.C. in 1922. The TWPC was a gas and electric service and Street railways company. A. E. Fitkin of New York, NY was president from...
hotels, Oceanic, Island Beach Hotel, Hammocks, Harbor Island
This page from a scrapbook features images of the Oceanic Hotel and the Island Beach Hotel. Formerly the Hotel Tarrymoore, the hotel initially opened in 1905 and was renamed the Oceanic in 1911. Located on the Hammocks (later known as Harbor...
Page 3.4 of Civil War Diary pages attributed to Henry "Harry" Hungerford Smith, husband of Mary Elizabeth Rose Duclos Barry, who was daughter of Mary Stedman Owen and Jonathan Antoine Barry. First entry dated May 3, 1864.
Page 1.4 of Civil War Diary pages attributed to Henry "Harry" Hungerford Smith, husband of Mary Elizabeth Rose Duclos Barry, who was daughter of Mary Stedman Owen and Jonathan Antoine Barry. First entry dated May 3, 1864.
Page 1 of Civil War Diary pages attributed to Henry "Harry" Hungerford Smith, husband of Mary Elizabeth Rose Duclos Barry, who was daughter of Mary Stedman Owen and Jonathan Antoine Barry. First entry dated May 3, 1864, with troop leaving...