The famous person James Buren Sidbury is associated with one of more of the New Hanover County historic places.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the New Hanover County places including Capt. Nathaniel Lord Thompson, Col. William Lamb, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Burett H. Stephens, Charles C. Hartmann, James F. Post, James A. Wetmore, Henry Bacon, Burett Stephens and Lynch and Foard. Prominent architectural styles found in New Hanover Country are Colonial Revival, Classical Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman.