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

Cranmer House

1909

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

1. Cranmer House Marker

Inscription. Prairie style house built for John B. Cranmer, M.D., (1874-1954), native of Southport, and wife May Webb (1871-1958), native of Bertie County, N.C. He was a physician, and president of the New Hanover Board of Health and the New Hanover Medical Society.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. 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 1909.

Location. 34° 13.965′ N, 77° 56.651′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in the Historic District. It is on South 4th Street south of Orange Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 207 S 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

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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: Horace P. Munson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Gwaltney-Martin House (within shouting distance of this marker); Rankin-Walker House (within shouting distance of this marker); W.I. Gore House (within shouting distance of this marker); Gore-Johnson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Howey-Wiard House (within shouting distance of this marker); Richard Langdon House (within shouting distance of this marker); Harriss-James House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . .
1. Physician Traces 42 Years Of Medicine In Wilmington (PDF). Reprint of address by Dr. John B. Cramer tracing

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

2. Cranmer House Marker

the four decades he has practiced general medicine in Wilmington. (The Sunday Star-News, Feb. 9, 1947) (Submitted on January 12, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. 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 12, 2025, 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 in 2003. (Prepared by Sherry Joines Wyatt and L. Robbie King; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on January 12, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

John Bensell Cranmer, M.D. image. Click for full size.

The Epitome (1950), James Walker Memorial Hospital School of Nursing; Internet Archive (Public Domain), circa 1950

3. John Bensell Cranmer, M.D.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 12, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.