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

Davis-Patteson Cottage

1910

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024

1. Davis-Patteson Cottage Marker

Inscription. Vernacular style beach cottage buiit for Arnold Gates Davis (1848-1917), naturalist and wife, Katherine W. Rowe (1854-1928), natives of New York state. Purchased in 1945 by James S. Patteson, Jr. (1897-1977), cotton broker, and wife Marie W. Rosebrock (1907-1990) native of Mecklenberg County, N.C.

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 1910.

Location. 34° 12.715′ N, 77° 47.572′ W. Marker is in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is at the intersection of North Lumina Avenue and Augusta Street, on the right when traveling south on North Lumina Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 N Lumina Ave, 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: Churchill Cottage (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hanby-Debnam Cottage (about 700 feet away); Saffo Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shore Acres House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Myers Cottage

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pioneer East Coast Surfing (approx. one mile away); Lumina (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wrightsville Beach.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024

2. Davis-Patteson Cottage Marker

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 160 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.