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

Allen-Oliver House

c. 1929; 2018

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

1. Allen-Oliver House Marker

Inscription. Originally a hipped-roof Craftsman style house built for Richard Lloyd Allen (1888-1949), native of Columbus County, NC, yard conductor at the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; and wife, Myrtle May Coker (1894-1980), native of Pender County. Purchased in 1952 by Mamie Smith Oliver (1902-1987); husband, Henry Enoch Oliver (1895-1976), native of SC, Black WWI veteran, assistant at the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. In 2018, the Historic Wilmington Foundation saved the house from demolition by moving it from 310 Bladen Street to present location. Subsequent owner made significant structural changes and converted the house to a restaurant.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture. 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 1929.

Location. 34° 14.869′ N, 77° 56.76′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in the Brooklyn Arts District. It is at the intersection of North 4th Street and Swann Street`, on the right when traveling north on North 4th Street.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1022 N 4th 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: David Walker (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mosley House (approx. ¼ mile away); Wilmington and Weldon Railroad (approx. ¼ mile away); Consolidated Market and Fire Engine House No. 3 (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edwin A. Alderman (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Stephen A.M.E. Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); J. Allen Kirk (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . .
1. Saved from demolition: Historic home becomes restaurant Three 10, to open in Brooklyn Arts District. Owning and operating a restaurant has been on Jennifer Concklin and Matt Walker’s radar for a decade now. It wasn’t until they decided to make the move from Austin, Texas, to Wilmington, North Carolina, that they began realizing their dream. Little did they know it would also become a historic project that would save a mid-20th century home from demolition. (Shea Carver, Port City Daily, Sept. 7, 2021) (Submitted on December 22, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Wilmington Historic District (PDF). Original National Register nomination for the district, which

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

2. Allen-Oliver House Marker

included this building (then called the E. Holland House) at its previous location 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 22, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

3. Wilmington Historic District Boundary Expansion and Additional Documentation (PDF). National Register nomination that expanded the district (adding the house's current location) in 2003. (Prepared by Sherry Joines Wyatt and L. Robbie King; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on December 22, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.