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

Coin-Rodgers House

1905

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

1. Coin-Rodgers House Marker

Inscription. Neoclassical Revival style house built for Elizabeth Whitehurst (1877-1948) and John Milton Coin (1877-1937), manager of Angola Lumber Co. Purchased in 1919 by Harry Edmund Rodgers (1885-1969), native of Dayton, Ohio, attorney and dean of Wilmington Law School which operated from 1913 to 1941, and wife Lillian Baugh (1870-1960), native of Pennsylvania, attorney and law professor.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. 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° 13.927′ N, 77° 56.749′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in the Historic District. It is on South 3rd Street (Business U.S. 17) south of Orange Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 S 3rd 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: Parsley House (a few steps from this marker); Latimer-Waddell House (a few steps from this marker); Baldwin-Latimer-Jordan House (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Wiggins House (within shouting distance of this marker); Bailey House (within shouting distance of this marker); Willard-Biggs House (within shouting distance of this marker); William W. Loring (within shouting distance of this marker); Morse-Willard-Rhodes House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Regarding Coin-Rodgers House. H. Edmund and Lillian Rogers were married in Philadelphia in 1913, the same year H. Edmund earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He played on the Penn football team and was listed as among the nation's best left tackles in 1910, when Penn went 9-1-1. (There was no consensus All-American college football team at the time). The couple moved to Wilmington in 1918, where H. Edmund became one of the youngest law school deans in the country. Lillian earned her law degree from Wilmington Law School in 1918, and became the 7th licensed female attorney in North Carolina. She later became a professor at the school, which was located in the Masonic Temple Hall at 125-127 Market Street. The couple formed

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

2. Coin-Rodgers House Marker

Rodgers & Rodgers in 1918 and practiced law together into the late 1950s. H. Edmund also unsuccessfully ran for Congress as a Republican in 1946.

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 January 4, 2025, 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 January 4, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

1910 Penn football team image. Click for full size.

University of Pennsylvania archives (Public Domain), circa 1910

3. 1910 Penn football team

H. Edmund Rodgers is at far left in the back row.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.