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

Susan B. Moore House

Contractor, A.C. Skipper

— 1905 —

Susan B. Moore House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

1. Susan B. Moore House Marker

Inscription. National Folk style house, built as investment property for Susan Eugenia Beery Atkins Moore (1849-1925), officer of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Woman's Division of Global Ministries, president of Wilmington's Ladies Benevolent Society for 27 years, cofounder of the Catherine Kennedy Home for Aged Women, and matriarch of Roger Moore's Sons & Co., lime, cement and building material business. House remained in the family for 37 years.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Women. 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 1905.

Location. 34° 14.003′ N, 77° 56.615′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in the Historic District. It is on Orange Street west of South 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 415 Orange

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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: Harriss-James House (within shouting distance of this marker); Gore-Johnson House (within shouting distance of this marker); W.I. Gore House (within shouting distance of this marker); Gwaltney-Martin House (within shouting distance of this marker); Ebert-Artis House (within shouting distance of this marker); Price-Warren-Lane House (within shouting distance of this marker); Horace P. Munson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis T. Moore House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

2. Susan B. Moore House Marker

(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 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 15, 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 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Susan Eugenia Beery Atkins Moore image. Click for full size.

Moore Family; via "Wilmington Through the Lens of Louis T. Moore" blog, Susan Taylor Block (Public Domain)

3. Susan Eugenia Beery Atkins Moore

Undated photograph. She was the daughter of Wilmington shipyard magnate Benjamin W. Beery and wife of Col. Roger Moore, a Confederate veteran and politician who was a collaborator in the 1898 white supremacist overthrow of city government.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on December 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.