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PlaqueID
507
Building Name
Captain
John
Harper
House
Address
311
S
.
Front
Street
Plaque Text
Neoclassical
Revival
style
house
built
for
Captain
John
W
.
Harper
(1856-1917)
; and his
bride
,
Ella
C
.
Strupe
(1878-1945)
. He was the
owner
of
Wilmington
and
Southport
Steamboat
Company
which
operated
the
steamers
Wilmington
and
Sylvan
Grove
. An
officer
of the
New
Hanover
Transit
Company
, he was
instrumental
in the
development
of
Carolina
Beach
.
House
remained
in
family
until
1941
.
Building Date
1903
Building Date Range
0
Style
Neoclassical
Revival
Architect
H.P.S
.
Keller
Builder
Porter
&
Goodwin
Renovated Date
0
2nd Renovated Date
0
3rd Renovated Date
0
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