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This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.[1]

Current listings


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[2]

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Audubon Trolley Station
Audubon Trolley Station
Audubon Trolley Station
August 5, 1993
(#93000736)
Junction of Park Ave. and Audubon Boulevard
34°12′55″N 77°53′47″W / 34.215278°N 77.896389°W / 34.215278; -77.896389 (Audubon Trolley Station)
Wilmington
2 Bradley-Latimer Summer House
Bradley-Latimer Summer House
Bradley-Latimer Summer House
July 20, 1987
(#87001181)
Southern side of NC 1411 east of its junction with U.S. Route 76
34°12′55″N 77°49′52″W / 34.215278°N 77.831111°W / 34.215278; -77.831111 (Bradley-Latimer Summer House)
Wrightsville Beach
3 Brookwood Historic District
Brookwood Historic District
Brookwood Historic District
December 2, 2014
(#14000990)
Roughly bounded by Market St., Keaton Ave., Burnt Mill Creek, and Wallace Park
34°14′13″N 77°55′02″W / 34.2369°N 77.9172°W / 34.2369; -77.9172 (Brookwood Historic District)
Wilmington
4 Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District December 23, 1985
(#85003195)
Multiple locations off the North Carolina coast
Kure Beach, Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington Beach
5 Carolina Heights Historic District
Carolina Heights Historic District
Carolina Heights Historic District
July 29, 1999
(#99000317)
Roughly bounded by Market St., 13th St., Rankin St., and 19th St.; also the 1200 block of Market St. and the 100 and 200 blocks of N. 13th St.
34°14′21″N 77°55′44″W / 34.239167°N 77.928889°W / 34.239167; -77.928889 (Carolina Heights Historic District)
Wilmington Second set of addresses represents a boundary increase of November 30, 1999
6 Carolina Place Historic District
Carolina Place Historic District
Carolina Place Historic District
August 31, 1992
(#92001086)
Bounded by Market St., Wallace Park, Gibson Ave., Wrightsville Ave., and S. 18th St.
34°14′06″N 77°55′24″W / 34.235°N 77.923333°W / 34.235; -77.923333 (Carolina Place Historic District)
Wilmington
7 City Hall/Thalian Hall
City Hall/Thalian Hall
City Hall/Thalian Hall
April 3, 1970
(#70000464)
100 N. 3rd. St.
34°14′14″N 77°56′48″W / 34.237222°N 77.946667°W / 34.237222; -77.946667 (City Hall/Thalian Hall)
Wilmington
8 Delgrado School
Delgrado School
Delgrado School
October 20, 2001
(#01001135)
1930 Colwell Ave.
34°13′45″N 77°55′21″W / 34.229167°N 77.9225°W / 34.229167; -77.9225 (Delgrado School)
Wilmington
9 Federal Building and Courthouse
Federal Building and Courthouse
Federal Building and Courthouse
May 2, 1974
(#74001363)
N. Water between Market and Princess St.
34°14′07″N 77°57′00″W / 34.235278°N 77.95°W / 34.235278; -77.95 (Federal Building and Courthouse)
Wilmington
10 Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher
October 15, 1966
(#66000595)
18 miles south of Wilmington on U.S. Route 421
33°57′57″N 77°55′37″W / 33.965833°N 77.926944°W / 33.965833; -77.926944 (Fort Fisher)
Wilmington
11 Gabriel's Landing
Gabriel's Landing
Gabriel's Landing
May 7, 2008
(#08000382)
1005 Airlie Rd.
34°12′49″N 77°49′18″W / 34.213611°N 77.821667°W / 34.213611; -77.821667 (Gabriel's Landing)
Wilmington
12 Homesite (31Nh95**1) March 13, 1997
(#97000165)
Address Restricted
Carolina Beach
13 William Hooper School (Former)
William Hooper School (Former)
William Hooper School (Former)
March 12, 1998
(#98000231)
410 Meares St.
34°13′17″N 77°56′34″W / 34.221389°N 77.942778°W / 34.221389; -77.942778 (William Hooper School (Former))
Wilmington
14 Joy Lee Apartment Building and Annex
Joy Lee Apartment Building and Annex
Joy Lee Apartment Building and Annex
April 3, 1997
(#97000256)
317 Carolina Beach Ave., N.
34°02′14″N 77°53′30″W / 34.037222°N 77.891667°W / 34.037222; -77.891667 (Joy Lee Apartment Building and Annex)
Carolina Beach
15 Market Street Mansion District
Market Street Mansion District
Market Street Mansion District
April 21, 1975
(#75001284)
1704, 1705, 1710, and 1713 Market St.
34°14′12″N 77°55′38″W / 34.236667°N 77.927222°W / 34.236667; -77.927222 (Market Street Mansion District)
Wilmington
16 Masonboro Sound Historic District October 22, 1992
(#92001334)
Eastern side of Magnolia Dr. and 7301-7601, 7424, and 7506 Masonboro Sound Rd.
34°10′40″N 77°50′45″W / 34.177778°N 77.845833°W / 34.177778; -77.845833 (Masonboro Sound Historic District)
Wilmington
17 Mount Lebanon Chapel and Cemetery
Mount Lebanon Chapel and Cemetery
Mount Lebanon Chapel and Cemetery
October 16, 1986
(#86002879)
NC 1411
34°12′50″N 77°49′35″W / 34.213889°N 77.826389°W / 34.213889; -77.826389 (Mount Lebanon Chapel and Cemetery)
Wrightsville Beach
18 Newton Homesite and Cemetery
Newton Homesite and Cemetery
Newton Homesite and Cemetery
March 13, 1997
(#97000166)
Off Dow Road South[6]
34°01′05″N 77°54′47″W / 34.0181°N 77.9131°W / 34.0181; -77.9131 (Newton Homesite and Cemetery)
Carolina Beach
19 James D. and Frances Sprunt Cottage
James D. and Frances Sprunt Cottage
James D. and Frances Sprunt Cottage
December 18, 2013
(#13000935)
207 N. Lumina Ave.
34°12′39″N 77°47′40″W / 34.210703°N 77.794325°W / 34.210703; -77.794325 (James D. and Frances Sprunt Cottage)
Wrightsville Beach
20 Sunset Park Historic District
Sunset Park Historic District
Sunset Park Historic District
December 10, 2003
(#03001265)
Roughly bounded by Carolina Beach Rd., Southern Boulevard, Burnett Boulevard, and Sunset Ave.
34°12′14″N 77°56′45″W / 34.203889°N 77.945833°W / 34.203889; -77.945833 (Sunset Park Historic District)
Wilmington
21 Tinga Nursery
Tinga Nursery
Tinga Nursery
October 4, 2000
(#00001185)
U.S. Route 117, 0.62 miles north of its junction with NC 132
34°17′55″N 77°55′04″W / 34.298611°N 77.917778°W / 34.298611; -77.917778 (Tinga Nursery)
Wrightsboro
22 USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) National Historic Landmark
USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) National Historic Landmark
USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) National Historic Landmark
November 10, 1982
(#82004893)
Western bank of the Cape Fear River
34°14′11″N 77°57′16″W / 34.236506°N 77.954433°W / 34.236506; -77.954433 (USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) National Historic Landmark)
Wilmington
23 U.S.S. PETERHOFF August 6, 1975
(#75001283)
Address Restricted
Fort Fisher
24 James Walker Nursing School Quarters
James Walker Nursing School Quarters
James Walker Nursing School Quarters
July 20, 1989
(#89000944)
1020 Rankin St.
34°14′27″N 77°56′11″W / 34.240833°N 77.936389°W / 34.240833; -77.936389 (James Walker Nursing School Quarters)
Wilmington
25 Westbrook-Ardmore Historic District
Westbrook-Ardmore Historic District
Westbrook-Ardmore Historic District
February 5, 2009
(#08001414)
Bounded by Dock St., Wrightsville Ave., Queen and Lingo Sts., and by S. 14th St.
34°13′55″N 77°55′40″W / 34.232017°N 77.927664°W / 34.232017; -77.927664 (Westbrook-Ardmore Historic District)
Wilmington
26 Wilmington Historic and Archeological District
Wilmington Historic and Archeological District
Wilmington Historic and Archeological District
May 6, 1974
(#74001364)
Roughly bounded by Wright, S. 7th, and Harnett Sts., and a north-south line 100 yards west of the North East Cape Fear River; also roughly bounded by Harnett, 7th, 3rd, and Howard, Campbell, 9th, 12th, and Princess, Dock, Castle 8th, and 14th, and 9th, Wright, and Greenfield
34°14′06″N 77°57′03″W / 34.235°N 77.950833°W / 34.235; -77.950833 (Wilmington Historic and Archeological District)
Wilmington Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of May 1, 2003, the Wilmington Historic District
27 Wilmington National Cemetery
Wilmington National Cemetery
Wilmington National Cemetery
January 31, 1997
(#97000021)
2011 Market St.
34°14′16″N 77°55′33″W / 34.237778°N 77.925833°W / 34.237778; -77.925833 (Wilmington National Cemetery)
Wilmington

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References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ "Newton Homesite and Cemetery | Federal Point Historic Preservation Society". 25 April 2015.