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

Inscription. Henry E. Bonitz, Architect
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 and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina, Historic Wilmington Foundation series list. 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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: DeStrac House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mahler Office (within shouting distance of this marker); deRosset House (about 300 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); Masonic Hall (about 300 feet away); General Benjamin Smith (about 300 feet away); Eureka Dye Company (about 300 feet away); Burgwin-Wright House (about 300 feet away); St. Thomas the Apostle Church (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

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
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023

2. Warren Building Marker
(marker is on right/south side of front entrance)
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.)

Warren Building (<i>front/west elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

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 351 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.