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

Carrie Hardy Gardner House

c. 1913

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

1. Carrie Hardy Gardner House Marker

Inscription. Neo-classical Revival style house built for Carrie Hardy Gardner (1865-1947), housewife, and widow of Robert Drane Gardner (1860-1897), bookkeeper.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 1913.

Location. 34° 13.779′ N, 77° 56.544′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in the Historic District. It is at the intersection of South 5th Avenue and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on South 5th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 423 S 5th Ave, 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,

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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: Simmons House (within shouting distance of this marker); Charlie Jones Soong (within shouting distance of this marker); Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Worth-Madden House (within shouting distance of this marker); Dosher-Brown House (within shouting distance of this marker); Yopp House (within shouting distance of this marker); Burriss-Meier House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); J.W. Fleet House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Regarding Carrie Hardy Gardner House. Carrie Hardy Gardner was just 31 years old with four young children – 10, 9, and 7 years old and 15 months – when she was widowed. Her youngest, Sarah, would later marry Aaron Goldberg, whose mother was

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

2. Carrie Hardy Gardner House Marker

Leah Miller Goldberg. Aaron and Sarah Goldberg's great-granddaughter Frances Holbrook Lyon and her husband William Frederick Lyon, Jr. would later establish the Carrie Hardy Gardner and Leah Miller Goldberg Memorial Endowed Scholarship in honor of Frances Lyon's great-great-grandmothers. The scholarship is awarded to single mothers in any program of study at Cape Fear Community College, where Frances Lyon's mother Susan Walker Gustafson was a foundation board member.

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 13, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Wilmington Historic District Boundary Expansion and Additional Documentation (PDF). National Register nomination that expounded on and expanded the district in 2003. (Prepared by Sherry Joines Wyatt and L. Robbie King; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office)

Charlie Jones Soong Memorial Building dedication image. Click for full size.

North Carolina Christian Advocate, N.C. Methodist Church (May 6, 1943); via Archive.org (Public Domain), November 1, 1942

3. Charlie Jones Soong Memorial Building dedication

Carrie Hardy Gardner (second from right) was in attendance at Fifth Street Methodist Church when a young Chinese man named Soon was baptized on Nov. 1, 1880. That young man took the Christian name Charlie Jones, changed his surname to Soong, and became the patriarch of a family dynasty that transformed China. This picture was taken after the dedication of a church building in honor of Soong, who died in 1918.

(Submitted on January 13, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.