private clubs, men's clubs, Front Street, Chestnut Street, Cape Fear Club
The Cape Fear Club, located at Front and Chestnut Streets, is the oldest gentlemen's club in the South. The previous building was home to James Dawson, a cotton-broker and banker. The house was sold to the Cape Fear Club in 1888 and torn down to...
social clubs, Wilmington, North Carolina, Cape Fear Club
Organized in 1852, the Cape Fear Club is reputed to be the oldest gentlemen's club in the South in continuous existence. The building, which was the James Dawson House located on the Northwest corner of Front and Chestnut Streets, was sold to the...
Boys Clubs, Church Street, Second Street, Boys Brigade
Boys Brigade Armory was built in 1904 and was an organization for underprivileged boys. It was organized and funded by local businessmen including Colonel Walker Taylor. It was a gift from Mary Lily Kenan as a memorial to her brother William Rand...
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...
theatres, Market Street, 2nd St., cafe's, Solky family, J. M. Solky
The Victoria Theatre, former location of the Bonitz Hotel, torn down by Mr. J. M. Solky in order to build the theatre, could seat 1,100 people and had the best lighting in Wilmington. In 1916, it became a motion picture only theatre until 1924,...
Side view of house in mill village on Wrightsville Avenue at Kent Street.
During the Civil War, the site, where the Delgado (Spofford) Cotton Mill would eventually be built, was used as a camp for Confederate troops. Entrenchments were built...
St. James, Episcopal Church, Churches, Y.M.C.A., Colonial Inn, Colonial Apartments, Third Street, Markert Street
The front of St. James Episcopal Church is shown at right. Across Market Street is the Colonial Apartments on the corner, next to the red brick Y.M.C.A. building.
Oscar Pearsall (1849-1925), a wholesale grocer, owned the handsome three-story...
Isaac Bear School, Schools, Market Street, Wilmington College
Built in 1912, the structure was an elementary school until the mid-1940s. The building was erected with funds donated by Samuel Bear (ca. 1854-1916) in memory of his brother, Isaac Bear (1852-1911). It became the first home of Wilmington College...
On the left side of the photo is the massive old stone post office with tower and Romanesque detailing, which was constructed on this site,1889-1891. The building was torn down in 1936 to make way for the current U.S. Post Office, a W.P.A. project,...
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...
During the War Between the States, the site, where the Delgado (Spofford) Cotton Mill would eventually be built, was used as a camp for Confederate troops. Entrenchments were built there to protect Wilmington from possible land invasion from the...
During the War Between the States, the site, where the Delgado (Spofford) Cotton Mill would eventually be built, was used as a camp for Confederate troops. Entrenchments were built there to protect Wilmington from possible land invasion from the...
During the War Between the States, the site, where the Delgado (Spofford) Cotton Mill would eventually be built, was used as a camp for Confederate troops. Entrenchments were built there to protect Wilmington from possible land invasion from the...
During the War Between the States, the site, where the Delgado (Spofford) Cotton Mill would eventually be built, was used as a camp for Confederate troops. Entrenchments were built there to protect Wilmington from possible land invasion from the...
During the War Between the States, the site, where the Delgado (Spofford) Cotton Mill would eventually be built, was used as a camp for Confederate troops. Entrenchments were built there to protect Wilmington from possible land invasion from the...
During the War Between the States, the site, where the Delgado (Spofford) Cotton Mill would eventually be built, was used as a camp for Confederate troops. Entrenchments were built there to protect Wilmington from possible land invasion from the...