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

Currie-Boon House

1870

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

1. Currie-Boon House Marker

Inscription. Italianate style house built for Stephen A. Currie (1841-1883), Confederate veteran, livery stable owner; and wife, Flora E. Thomas (1845-1915), native of Thomasville, NC. Purchased in 1892 by Leighton Lee Boon (1849-1921), native of Wilmington, Delaware, foreman at Navassa Guano Company; and wife, Laney A. Orrell (1852-1930). House remained in family for seventy-one 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 1870.

Location. 34° 14.326′ N, 77° 56.449′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is on North 7th Street north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 N 7th 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: Everett-Bissinger House (within shouting distance of this marker); Eckel-Spillman Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Fennell-Crump House (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Altaffer House (within shouting distance of this marker); Burns-Huggins House (within shouting distance of this marker); Polvogt Row Houses (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kahnweiler-Duls House (about 300 feet away); Bowden-Foard House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

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 23, 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 23, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

2. Currie-Boon House Marker

Stephen A. Currie obituary image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller

3. Stephen A. Currie obituary

Published in the Oct. 5, 1883 edition of The Wilmington Post.

Flora Thomas Currie obituary image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller

4. Flora Thomas Currie obituary

Published in the Jan. 29, 1915 edition of The Morning Star in Wilmington.

Leighton Lee Boon obituary image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller

5. Leighton Lee Boon obituary

Published in the June 2, 1921 edition of The Morning Star in Wilmington.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 23, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.