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Title
Print
,
Burgwin-Wright
House
and
St
.
James
Church
,
Wilmington
,
1847
,
Mr
.
Humphrey
Description
The
Burgwin-Wright
House
was
built
about
1770-1771
, by
John
Burgwin
(1731-1803)
, a
prominent
lawyer
,
merchant
and
owner
of
considerable
area
real
estate
. The
lot
was
previously
the
site
of the
New
Hanover
County
jail
, and
according
to
local
tradition
, the
foundation
of the
jail
was
incorporated
into the
house
. The
house
was
used
as
officers
'
quarters
when
the
British
occupied
Wilmington
in
1781
.
Tradition
holds
that
Lord
Cornwallis
was
billeted
there
during
his
stay
in the
city
during
the
winter
and
spring
of the
same
year
. In
1799
,
Burgwin
sold
the
house
to
Judge
Joshua
Grainger
Wright
(1758-1811)
. The
Wright
family
retained
ownership
until
1869
. The
North
Carolina
Society
of
Colonial
Dames
have
owned
the
house
since
1937
.
St
.
James
Church
is
the
oldest
house
of
worship
in
Wilmington
,
built
for
Episcopal
parish
established
in
1729
.
First
mature
example
of
Gothic
Revival
style
in
North
Carolina
.
Chancel
altered
and
South
transept
added
in
1885
from
plans
of
New
York
architect
,
Henry
C
.
Dudley
.
Subject
Burgwin-Wright
House
,
St
.
James
Church
Date
1847
Source
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection 1198
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