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

Chadbourn House

1906

— Rogers & Thomas, contractors —

Chadbourn House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

1. Chadbourn House Marker

Inscription. Neoclassical Revival style house built for James H. Chadbourn (1853-1913), for his daughter, Frances King Chadbourn (1880-1963), wife of Jack Stanly (1877-1958), dentist. It was the childhood home of Robert Ruark (1915-1965), well- known newspaper journalist and novelist.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications. 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 1906.

Location. 34° 13.831′ N, 77° 56.83′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Riverfront. It is on Nun Street west of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 Nun 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

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Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: William Dick House (a few steps from this marker); Andrew Smith House (within shouting distance of this marker); Cumming-Duls House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hansen House (within shouting distance of this marker); Jewett-Shepard House (within shouting distance of this marker); George Parsley House (within shouting distance of this marker); Ferdinand Duls House (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Beery House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . .
1. Wilmington Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

2. Chadbourn House Marker

district, which includes this property and was listed in 1974. (Prepared by Survey and Planning Unit, North Carolina Division of Archives and History; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on December 11, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Wilmington Historic District Boundary Expansion and Additional Documentation (PDF). National Register nomination that expanded the district in 2003. (Prepared by Sherry Joines Wyatt and L. Robbie King; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on December 11, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

3. Ruark, Robert (Bobby) Chester, Jr. A bright youth, cocky and self-assured, Ruark was admitted to The University of North Carolina at age fifteen. There he drew cartoons for the Carolina Buccaneer and was graduated in June 1935 with an A.B. in journalism. (Emma Williams Glover, in Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, 1994; via NCpedia) (Submitted on December 11, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.