North Carolina - New Hanover County - Historic Districts
New Hanover County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District, Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District, Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District, Wilmington Historic and Archeological District and Market Street Mansion District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the New Hanover County places including Capt. Nathaniel Lord Thompson, Henry Bacon, Burett H. Stephens, Lynch and Foard, Burett Stephens, James F. Gouse, Fore and Foster, Boney, Leslie N., Sr., Gause, James F. and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in New Hanover Country are Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Queen Anne.

Brookwood Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000990)
Wilmington, Wilmington
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Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District (added 1985 - - #85003195)
Also known as See Also:USS PETERHOFF
Address Restricted , Wrightsville Beach
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Thompson,Capt. Nathaniel Lord
Architectural Style:
Other, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Transportation, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District (added 1985 - - #85003195)
Also known as See Also:USS PETERHOFF
Address Restricted , Wilmington Beach
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Thompson,Capt. Nathaniel Lord
Architectural Style:
Other, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Transportation, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District (added 1985 - - #85003195)
Also known as See Also:USS PETERHOFF
Address Restricted , Kure Beach
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Thompson,Capt. Nathaniel Lord
Architectural Style:
Other, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Transportation, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Carolina Heights Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000317)
Also known as Carolina Heights, Winoca Terrace
Roughly bounded by Market St., Thirteenth St., Rankin St. and Nineteenth St. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gause, James F., et al., Stephens, Burett
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Funerary, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Medical Business/Office, Monument/Marker, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Funerary, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Medical Business/Office, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Carolina Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1999 - - #99001448)
1200 Block of Market St. and 100 & 200 blocks of N. 13th St. , Wilimington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Mortuary, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Mortuary, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Carolina Place Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001086)
Bounded by Market St., Wallace Park, Gibson Ave., Wrightsville Ave. and S. Eighteenth St. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stephens,Burett
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Market Street Mansion District (added 1975 - - #75001284)
1704, 1705, 1710, 1713 Market St. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stephens,Burett H.
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Masonboro Sound Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001334)
E side Magnolia Dr. and 7301--7601, 7424 and 7506 Masonboro Sound Rd. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Bacon,Henry
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Rural American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Sunset Park Historic District (added 2003 - - #03001265)
Roughly bounded by Carolina Beach Rd., Southern Blvd., Burnett Blvd., and Sunset Ave. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stephens, Burett, Gouse, James F.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Tinga Nursery (added 2000 - - #00001185)
US 117, 0.62 mi. N of jct. with NC 132 , Wrightsboro
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, European
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Horticulture Facility, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Horticulture Facility, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling
Westbrook-Ardmore Historic District (added 2009 - - #08001414)
Also known as Pinehurst, Westbrook Gardens, Carolina Court; Carolina Court Addition; Bronx, Manhattan
Bounded by Dock St., Wrightsville Ave., Queen and Lingo Sts., and by S. 14th St. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lynch and Foard, Fore and Foster
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local, State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Wilmington Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2003 - - #03000344)
Roughly bounded by Harnett,7th,3rd,Howard;Campbell, 9th, 12th,Princess;Dock, Castle 8th,14th;9th,Wright,Greenfield , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Commerce, Black, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Wilmington Historic and Archeological District (added 1974 - - #74001364)
Roughly bounded by Wright, S. 7th, and Harnett Sts., and N/S line 100 yds. W of North East Cape Fear River , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Commerce, Military, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
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