Westbrook-Ardmore Historic District

Westbrook-Ardmore Historic District
Location Bounded by Dock St., Wrightsville Ave., Queen and Lingo Sts., and by S. 14th St., Wilmington, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°13′55″N 77°55′40″W / 34.23194°N 77.92778°W / 34.23194; -77.92778Coordinates: 34°13′55″N 77°55′40″W / 34.23194°N 77.92778°W / 34.23194; -77.92778
Area 134 acres (54 ha)
Built 1914 (1914)
Architect Lynch and Foard; Fore and Foster
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 08001414[1]
Added to NRHP February 5, 2009

Westbrook-Ardmore Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 467 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Wilmington. The district developed as six interrelated early-20th century subdivisions between about 1914 and 1956 and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (1942), Central Church of Christ (c. 1956), Saint Mark Freewill Baptist Church (c. 1945), the Mills Store (1947), “English Cottage Style” former Pure Oil station (1936), and Art Moderne style Traveler’s Service Station #3 (c. 1951).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Edward F. Turberg (June 2008). "Westbrook-Ardmore Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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