Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
DuRant House
c. 1910
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024
1. DuRant House Marker
Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce. 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 1910.
Location. 34° 14.103′ N, 77° 56.385′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is on Dock Street west of South 8th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal
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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, 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: Hanby Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Hanby House & Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Williams-Agostini House (within shouting distance of this marker); Maunder House (within shouting distance of this marker); Goldie Stein House (within shouting distance of this marker); John Hall House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Col. Walker Taylor House (about 300 feet away);
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024
2. DuRant House Marker
Regarding DuRant House. From the J. Y. Joyner Library at East Carolina University, which holds a collection of DuRant's business records:
In the 1920s, Oscar E. DuRant was a partner with the grocery firm of Anderson and DuRant located at 2-4 South Water Street, Wilmington, N. C. In this same location during the late 1930s and throughout the 1940s, DuRant operated a ship chandlery business as a subsidiary of the Sucony-Vacuum Oil Company of Baltimore, MD. DuRant supplied lubricating oils, mechanical parts, tools, and foodstuffs to merchant and naval vessels throughout World War II, including Liberty and Victory ships constructed in Wilmington. By the early 1960s O. E. DuRant, Jr., had taken over his father's business.
DuRant's chandlery business remains in operation. Now known as O.E. DuRant Ship Chandler & Line Boat Service, it serves seven Southeast ports from Norfolk, Va. to Jacksonville, Fla.
Also see . . .
1. Wilmington Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which
from The Wilmington Morning Star (Feb. 14, 1946) via Library of Congress (Public Domain)
3. Col. Walker Taylor
Taylor is shown in a full-page advertisement saluting the 50th anniversary of the Boys' Brigade Club, a Christian youth group he founded. He also was a leader in the Wilmington Riot (also called the Wilmington Massacre and Wilmington Revolution) of 1898, a white supremacy campaign and coup d'ιtat that resulted in countless African American deaths and the implementation of the Jim Crow era.
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 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
3. O.E. Durant Ship Chandler. In 1900, the ship chandler who would have supplied the Sallie Marvil was Oscar Andrew Durant, founder of the original firm that under his son, Oscar Earl Durant, would later become the O.E. Durant Company. It is still in operation, 120 years later. (Robert Rehder, Wrightsville Beach Magazine, Oct. 27, 2020) (Submitted on December 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on December 10, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
