Wrightsville Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Myers Cottage

c. 1909

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024

1. Myers Cottage Marker

Inscription. One of twenty cottages built by Suburban Developing Company, subsidiary of Tide Water Power Company. Purchased in 1911 by John Quince Myers (1886-1912), clerk with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Remained in family until 1954. Donated in 1995 to Wrightsville Beach Preservation Society and moved to this location from 124 S. Lumina Ave.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina, Historic Wilmington Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 34° 13.002′ N, 77° 48.192′ W. Marker is in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It can be reached from West Salisbury Street (U.S. 74) east of Municipal Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 W Salisbury St, Wrightsville Beach NC 28480, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Shore Acres House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hanby-Debnam Cottage (approx. 0.7 miles away); Davis-Patteson Cottage (approx. 0.7 miles away); Saffo Building

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Churchill Cottage (approx. ¾ mile away); Pioneer East Coast Surfing (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lumina (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wrightsville Beach.

Also see . . . The Little Cottage That Could. Traffic stood still and the town held its breath as the little Myers Cottage a summer cottage built in 1907 was carefully hoisted onto a trailer and moved from 124 S. Lumina to its new location on Salisbury Street. … Although petite in stature she was the fourth oldest cottage on the beach the day she left her Lumina home in the spring of 1995. (Gretchen Nash, Wrightsville Beach Magazine, March 29, 2010) (Submitted on December 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024

2. Myers Cottage Marker

The cottage is now the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.