2014 Azalea Festival Home Tour

This year's Azalea Festival Home Tour will showcase the wide variety of architectural styles found in Wilmington. Nine historic homes and one historic church will welcome visitors April 12 and 13, from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets, which are $25 in advance, go on sale March 19. They will be available through this website and also at the Azalea Festival Office, 5725 Oleander Dr., and the Historic Wilmington Foundation's office at 2011 Market St. (the office is located just inside the gate of the Wilmington National Cemetery). Foundation members can buy tickets from the office for $15 through April 10th.

Tickets also will be available at all local Harris Teeter stores ($2 off with a VIC card), and at the Ivy Cottage, The Fisherman's Wife, The Transplanted Garden and A Proper Garden. On the days of the event, they will be available at any house on the tour for $30.

Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo and New Hanover County Commissioners Chairman Woody White along with Cape Fear Garden Club Azalea Belles will open the tour at the ribbon cutting ceremony, 12:30PM Saturday, April 12, at 214 N. 6th St., the Neil M. McEachern House -- now the home of Richard and Linda Mechling.

2014 Home Tour Sites

Neil M. McEachern House, built 1904, 214 North 6th Street
Parmele-Williams House, built 1849, 213 North 6th Street
Yopp-Goodman House, built 1850, 215 North 6th Street
St. Stephen A.M.E. Church, built 1880 - 1886, 501 Red Cross Street
Williams-Belden House, built 1810, 116 South 4th Street
Elliott-Brown House, built 1897,218 South 2nd Street
Edward S. Latimer House, built 1898, 208 South 3rd Street
J. Lowell White House, built 1925, 318 North 18th Street
Conrad Meister House, built 1916, 1915 Market Street
Holt-Wise House, built 1908, 1713 Market Street **NOTE - THIS LOCATION IS ONLY OPEN TO THE TOUR ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH**

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GUIDED ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOURS

Historic Wilmington Foundation's first year of Guided Architectural Walking Tours was a big success! Volunteer guides led over 300 people on two tours; Forest Hills and the Streetcar Suburbs. Even though the regular season has ended, tours are still available by special arrangement! For more details contact us at membership@historicwilmington.org or call us at 910.762.2511

The 2014 tour season will start in April.
Train now to become a guide for the new
Guided Architectural Walking Tours!

Please contact HWF at membership@historicwilmington.org

Watch for the new season starting next April!

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Most Threatened Historic

Places Exhibit 2013-2014!

Pictured are (l to r) Harry Tuckmayer, Library Director; George Edwards, HWF Executive Director; & Michael Murchison, HWF President.

Traveling exhibit debuted a year ago at the New Hanover County Library and is back again for 2013-2014. The exhibit highlights the region's most threatened historic places, and illustrates the importance of historic preservation within our community. The exhibit will appear in the libraries of New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick Counties. The schedule for the exhibit is as follows:

Location	Date
New Hanover County Main Library	Mon Aug 26 - Fri Sep 13
New Hanover County, North East Branch	Mon Sep 16 - Fri Oct 4
Pender County Main Library, Burgaw	Mon Oct 7 - Fri Oct 25
Pender County, Hampstead Branch	Mon Oct 28 - Thu Nov 14
Brunswick County Main Library, Southport	Mon Nov 18 - Fri Dec 6
Brunswick County, Oak Island Branch	Mon Dec 9 - Fri Dec 27
Brunswick County, Shallotte Branch	Mon Dec 30 - Fri Jan 17
Brunswick County, Leland Branch	Mon Feb 3 - Fri Feb 21
UNCW Randall Library	Mon Feb 24 - Fri Mar 14
New Hanover County, Myrtle Grove Branch	Mon Mar 17 - Fri Apr 4

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Most Threatened Historic Places

CALL FOR 2014 MOST THREATENED HISTORIC PLACES NOMINATIONS!

The new 2013 Most Threatened Historic Places list was released in June and included one new listing and seven sites from the previous year. The former Topsail High School and the former Tide Water Power and Light Building were removed from the threatened list because they were saved and will be rehabilitated. The new list is available here. There is also an updated listing of all sites listed by the Foundation since the program first appeared in 2006.

If you have a concern about a site please call the Foundation to discuss.

MTHP Lists: 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 -2006

(Illustration of Threatened Places)

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2013 Preservation Awards

CALL FOR 2014 PRESERVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS!

The recipients of the Foundation's 2013 Preservation Awards are pictured above. The annual celebration was held in May as part of National Preservation Month.

See the complete list of 2013 winners

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Tar Heels Go Walking

CALL FOR TAR HEEL GUIDES FOR THE 2014-2015 SEASON!

A Partnership with New Hanover Country Schools since 2009, Historic Wilmington Foundation celebrates its 5th year and the guides who have delivered over 280 tours to more than 12,000 third graders, 1,000 parents, and 500 teachers. The tour educates students about historic preservation, public art, and Wilmington history and development.

Tar Heels Go Walking received a Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit for outstanding achievement from Preservation North Carolina in 2010.

Interested in becoming a tour guide for an excited group of 3rd graders? Contact us now at edwards@historicwilmington.org or call us at 910.762.2511!

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