Fire Station No. 2, The Way House, the Dudley Chadbourn House and the Parsley House are four of the houses chosen for the 2012 Azalea Festival Home Tour.
Each year in April the Historic Wilmington Foundation’s Azalea Festival Home Tour features houses in downtown Wilmington, NC that are selected for individual appeal and architectural or historical significance. This year the Home Tour will fall on April 14th and 15th. All proceeds from the Home Tour will advance the Historic Wilmington Foundation's efforts to protect and preserve the irreplaceable historic resources of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear region.
House Name:
Barker-O'Connor 517 S. Front Street Dudley-Chadbourn 323 S. Front Street Parsley 224 S. 3rd Street Ebert 206 S. 5th Avenue Love 208 S. 5th Avenue Fire Station No. 2 602 S. 5th Street Ulstad 309 Castle Street Way House 208 Castle Street Cook-Matthews 108 Castle Street Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church 714 Chestnut Street Schaefer 1904 Princess Street Diehl 1809 Grace Street
HWF Holds 46th Annual Meeting
Board President Don Britt opens the Historic Wilmington Foundation's Annual Meeting meeting (upper left) New board member Leslie Bell talking with members (bottom left). President Britt visiting with the featured speaker, Ramona Bartos, North Carolina Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer.
Thanks to our generous sponsors that made the meeting possible:
Lead Sponsor: Tilia Fiduciary Partners
Additional Support: Ward and Smith, PA and St. James Parrish
Board members gather for their annual retreat at the Wilmington USO, Saturday January 28th.
Historic Wilmington Foundation hosted a meeting on January 12th of area planners, downtown executives and preservation professionals with North Carolina’s new Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Ramona Bartos (far left, bottom picture) and members of her staff. There was a wide ranging discussion of preservation issues at the local and state level. A tour of several downtown buildings with preservation tax credit potential was held following the meetings.
CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS!
2012 Most Threatened Historic Places
The magestic tree canopy on Market Street was a new addition to the 2011 MTHP List.
If you have a concern about a site please call the Foundation
to discuss.MTHP Lists: 2011 -
2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006
Recognizing historic preservation excellence!
Nominations are available for the 2012 Preservation Award. The recognition program will take place in May.
Tar Heels Go Walking
A Partnership with New Hanover County Schools since 2009, Historic Wilmington Foundation guides have delivered 172 tours for more than 7,000 third graders, their teachers and parent volunteers.. 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.
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City Passes Preservation Ordinance!
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