Home Tour 2010
April 10th & 11th
1-6pm Saturday
1-5pm Sunday
Tickets
are $25 Tickets are available at the
HWF office, 516 N. Fourth St., all local Harris
Teeter stores ($2 off with VIC card!), The Ivy Cottage, A Proper Garden, The Transplanted Garden, Carpet
Smart & the
Azalea Festival Office, 5725 Oleander Drive,
(910) 794-4650.
HWF Member Special
$15 tickets until April 9th at HWF office only!
Members come in and get your discounted ticket.
More Than 160 Years of Architecture
In 9 Extraordinary Homes
Williams
House
Ribbon-cutting venue
10 South Fifth Avenue
Enjoy free ice cream during the ribbon-cutting.
This Italianate style house built in 1872 for merchant George Washington Williams. The Queen Anne East Lake parlor was built in 1886 for his daughter's wedding reception.
The house remained in the family for three generations. The current owners totally restored the 8,000 square foot home and returned it from
multiple apartments to single family. While under renovation it was featured on two previous HWF Home Tours - we are thrilled for you to see it in a completed state.
Tom & Lucia Hughes
The ribbon-cutting takes place at 12.30pm
Sebrell House
214 South 2nd Street
Built in 1900, this Queen Anne style house was designed by widely renowned Wilmington architect Henry Bonitz and built for music teacher Lucy Waldo Sebrell.
It was later acquired by her daughter Ethel Pierce Sebrell and husband James M. "Doc" Hall. He was a pharmacist and owner of Hall's Drug Store.
In 2007 the current owners received an HWF preservation award for their extensive rehabilitation that restored floors, windows and molding and saved the house
from condemnation.
Gary & Jennifer Solomon
Wright-Murphy House
212 South 2nd Street
This Greek Revival style house was built in 1830 for William A. Wright, attorney.
In 1846 it was purchased by Miss Mary Ann Murphy and it remained in her family until 1913. The house
was purchased and preserved by HWF in 1966. Recent renovations by the owners were all done within the
originial footprint of the home while being able to save, restore and re-use much of the original trim, doors, and flooring.
Curt & Sharon Stiles
Tuscany
120 South Fifth Avenue
This Italianate style house with Greek Revival and Rococo Revival elements was built in 1854 for Jacob Wessell, a native of Germany.
He was partner in a commission merchant business with his neighbor H. B. Eilers.
He was a captain in the German Volunteers, a local militia unit that fought for the South during the Civil War.
In 1858, the house was sold to merchant James L. Hathaway.
James F. Post, architect of City Hall-Thalian Hall and the Bellamy Mansion, was hired to complete the residence.
The finely proportioned double parlor with Ionic screen is among the very best of antebellum Wilmington architecture.
Many of the original interior and exterior elements were imported from New York City.
The additions on the rear of the structure were designed by architects Charles H. Boney in 1959 and Paul F. Stephens in 2007.
The current owners have done a wonderful restoration of the home.
Chris & Kathy Wilson
William H. Alderman
House
521 Dock Street
This Queen Anne style house was built in 1901 for William Harriss Alderman, bookkeeper, and his wife, Alice Guess Larkins.
The property remained in the family until 1950. The current owners recently finished significant interior work and upgrades.
William & Mindy Heu
Jacob Weil House
21 South 6th Street
Henry E. Bonitz, architect for the Lumina Pavilion and Carolina Apartments, designed this Queen Anne style house
for dry goods merchant Jacob Weil in 1896. A native of Germany and a Confederate veteran, Weil came to Wilmington in 1874.
Mark & Angela Kennedy
Henry Clay Bear House
614 Market Street
This Neoclassical Revival style house was built about 1914 for Henry Clay Bear, dry goods merchant, realtor and secretary-treasurer of The Independent Ice Company.
A complete rehabilitation of the home to offices for Lisle Architecture & Design was completed just before this tour.
David & Laura Lisle
Kirby Smith House
111 North 15th Street
This Colonial Revival style house was built for Kirby Smith in 1921. It was one of the first houses built in Winoca Terrace, an early suburb.
Winoca is short for Wilmington, North Carolina. After leaving Wilmington Kirby became a Rear Admiral serving in both World War I and World War II.
Jeffrey & Natalie Litzinger
Butler
House
1808 Market Street
This Colonial Revival style house was built about 1915. It was purchased 1918 by the Charles M. Butler family.
He was a fuel agent for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and vice-president of Carolina Building and Loan Association.
The current owners have recently renovated the entire structure.
Dr. Gregory Chandler & Bill Robertson
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Lead Sponsor
Major Sponsor support from:
Ed Zirkle Photography
Our State Magazine
The Farlow Group
WHQR 91.3FM Public Radio
WWAY-TV 3
D.P. Thomas Construction
Dairy Queen of Wilmington
Debby Gomulka Designs
Farmer's Supply Company
Harris Teeter
With Further Sponsor support provided by:
Andrews Mortuary
Carpet Smart
McKenzie - Baker Interiors
Printworks by Elle
R.A.G.S. Signs & Graphics
Rogers Building Corporation
Sandra Miles Dentistry
The Fisherman's Wife
The Sterling House
The Transplanted Garden
Tomaso's Painting and Restoration
Wells Fargo Advisors
Woodbury & Co.
Friends of the Tour:
The Ivy Cottage
