Masonboro Sound Historic District

Masonboro Sound Historic District is a national historic district located near Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 8 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object near Wilmington. The district developed during the 19th and early-20th century and includes notable examples of Italian Renaissance and Colonial Revival style architecture. There are 10 contributing dwellings and 13 contributing outbuildings. Notable dwellings include the Carr-Ormand House (1932), Willard-Sprunt-Woolvin House (1880), Cazaux-Williams-Crow House (Halcyon Hall, 1877, 1880s, 1937), Parsley-Love House (Hickory Hill, 1885, 1912), Live Oaks (1913), Taylor-Bissinger House (1937), the "Doll House" (1924), and Hill-Anderson Cottage (c. 1835).[2]

Masonboro Sound Historic District
LocationBounded by Market St., Wallace Park, Gibson Ave., Wrightsville Ave. and S. Eighteenth St., Wilmington, North Carolina
Coordinates34°10′40″N 77°50′45″W
Area282 acres (114 ha)
Builtc. 1835 (1835), c. 1870-1942
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival, Italian Renaissance
NRHP reference No.92001334[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1992

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood; Ruth Little; Claudia Brown; John Clauser & Dolores Hall (June 1992). "Masonboro Sound Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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