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

Churchill Cottage

1940

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024

1. Churchill Cottage Marker

Inscription. Summer beach cottage built for Colin Francis Churchill (1900-1972), native of Siler City, NC, engineer, and wife, Mildred Dorset (1906-1985). Remained in family until 1993. Painted as “The Beach Cottage” in 1981 by Claude Howell.

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 1940.

Location. 34° 12.606′ N, 77° 47.553′ W. Marker is in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is on East Charlotte Street east of North Lumina Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 E Charlotte 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: Hanby-Debnam Cottage (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Davis-Patteson Cottage (about 700 feet away); Saffo Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shore Acres House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage (approx. ¾ mile away); Myers Cottage (approx. ¾ mile away); Pioneer East Coast Surfing

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Lumina (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wrightsville Beach.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024

2. Churchill 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 344 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.