Riverfront in Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Warren Building
1908
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023
1. Warren Building Marker
Commercial building constructed as investment property by Richard F. Warren (1865-1933), proprietor of Warren’s Steam Bakery. Occupied by various businesses including grocery, funeral home, dentist, furniture store, auto repair, gunsmith and the Diamond Feed Store from 1946 to 1955.
Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.
Location. 34° 14.1′ N, 77° 56.835′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Riverfront. Marker is on South 2nd Street south of Market Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the front/west entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 South 2nd Street, Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Masonic Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Benjamin Smith (about 300 feet away); Eureka Dye Company (about 300 feet away); Burgwin-Wright House (about 300 feet away); John Burgwin (about 300 feet away); Ahrens Building
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Regarding Warren Building. Contributing Property, Wilmington Historic and Archeological District, National Register of Historic Places #74001364 & #03000344 (as Commercial Building).
From the National Register Nomination:
Two-story brick building with two storefront windows and central entrance bay. Upper windows are capped with stone lintels and keystones. Corbeling, rondels, and heavy cornice give stepped parapet Romanesque Revival look.
Also see . . .
1. Wilmington Historic and Archeological District. (Submitted on June 28, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Henry Emil Bonitz (1872-1921), Architect.
Born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, of German parentage. Established an extraordinarily prolific practice as an architect in Wilmington, with scores of projects in the port city and its environs, and many more in other towns and counties in North Carolina.(Submitted on June 22, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023
2. Warren Building Marker
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023
3. Warren Building (front/west elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
