Sunset Park in Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Free House

1941

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024

1. Free House Marker

Inscription. New Traditional Tudor style house built for Nathan Dolphus Free (1910-1978); native of Strother, SC, office manager, Swift & Co.; and wife, Janie Cleo Lindler (1909-1996), native of Chapin, SC. Sold in 1943 to Wade Jefferson Everett (1899-1944), native of Holly Ridge, NC, Onslow Co. commissioner; and wife, Mollie Cavenaugh (1898-1971), secretary, church clerk, and treasurer for Sunset Park Baptist Church. Sold in 1979 to David Elwood Collier (1942-2015), employee of the City of Wilmington; and wife, Phyllis Janelin Boyles (1934-2009), native of Winston-Salem, NC, employed as speech therapist with New Hanover County.

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 National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the North Carolina, Historic Wilmington Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 34° 12.262′ N, 77° 56.885′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Sunset Park. It is on Jackson Street 0.1 miles

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north of Northern Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1929 Jackson St, 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: Lucas House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Watts-Eason House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dye-Honeycutt House (approx. 0.2 miles away); McNeal-Applewhite House (approx. ¼ mile away); Lodor-Fox House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Marshall Cottage (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chadwick-Teague House (approx. 0.4 miles away);

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024

2. Free House Marker

The marker is inside the arcaded engaged porch on the right side of the house.

Legion Stadium (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . . Sunset Park Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which includes the Free House as a contributing building and was listed in 2003. (Prepared by Beth Keane; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on December 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.