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

Hanby-Debnam Cottage

1910, 1934

— Town of Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark —

Hanby-Debnam Cottage Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024

1. Hanby-Debnam Cottage Marker

Inscription. Hanby-Debnam cottage built by John Ranquill Hanby in 1934 to replace 1910 cottage destroyed by Great Fire of 1934. Plans drawn by Mrs. Josephine S. Hanby. Acquired by son-in-law and daughter, Frederick Archer and Adrienne Dudley Hanby Debnam, in 1957. Remains in family.

Erected by Town of Wrightsville Beach.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 34° 12.62′ N, 77° 47.659′ W. Marker is in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is at the intersection of North Lumina Avenue and West Atlanta Street, on the left when traveling north on North Lumina Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 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 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. half a mile away); Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage (approx. 0.7 miles away); Myers Cottage (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pioneer East Coast Surfing (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lumina (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wrightsville Beach.

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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024

2. Hanby-Debnam 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 186 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.