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

George Parsley House

1891

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

1. George Parsley House Marker

Inscription. Queen Anne style house built for George Davis Parsley (1852-1906), timber inspector, director Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association, Commodore Carolina Yacht Club; and wife, Sarah Katherine King (1854-1934), native of Washington, NC. The house remained in the family for fifty years.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • 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 1891.

Location. 34° 13.857′ N, 77° 56.822′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in the Historic District. It is on South 2nd Street south of Ann Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 314 S 2nd 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

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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: Jewett-Shepard House (within shouting distance of this marker); Gause-Burr House (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis J. Poisson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Chadbourn House (within shouting distance of this marker); William Dick House (within shouting distance of this marker); McRae House (within shouting distance of this marker); Darby-Munson House (within shouting distance of this marker); John M. Wright House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Regarding George Parsley House. This is the second National Register of Historic Places-listed property once

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

2. George Parsley House Marker

owned by George Parsley. The first was Finian, the Masonboro Sound summer home of Declaration of Independence signer William Hooper. Parsley inherited the house in 1885 upon the death of his father, Oscar Grant Parsley, who had purchased the estate in 1852. George Parsley then held the property until 1899, when he sold it to his sister-in-law Agnes (McRae) Parsley. Although Finian was destroyed in a 1931 fire, the site is a contributing property in the Register-listed Masonboro Sound Historic District.

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 29, 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)

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(Submitted on December 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 26, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.