Masonboro Sound Historic District Explained

Masonboro Sound Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Bounded by Market St., Wallace Park, Gibson Ave., Wrightsville Ave. and S. Eighteenth St., Wilmington, North Carolina
Coordinates:34.1778°N -77.8458°W
Built:, c. 1870-1942
Architect:Henry Bacon, Et al.
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival, Italian Renaissance
Added:October 22, 1992
Refnum:92001334

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).[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davyd Foard Hood . Ruth Little . Claudia Brown . John Clauser . Dolores Hall . amp . Masonboro Sound Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1992. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.