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

Bridgers-Fulenwider House

1917

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 23, 2024

1. Bridgers-Fulenwider House Marker

Inscription. Colonial Revival style house built for Burke Haywood Bridgers (1881-1972), attorney: and wife, Helen Strange (1888-1953). He was a charter member of the New Hanover Fishing Club where he introduced the use of the rod and reel to southeastern NC in the early 1900s. From 1936 to 1968, the residence of Robert M. Williams (1893-1972), superintendent of fuel oil terminal, and wife, Amanda Nutt Parsley (1897-1987). Purchased in 1970 by George O. Fulenwider, Jr. (1929-1989), native of Charlotte, NC, mattress sales representative, and wife, Elizabeth Mauldin (1930- ), native of Boston, MA. House remains in family.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Sports. 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 1917.

Location. 34° 14.44′ N, 77° 55.578′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is at the intersection of Grace Street and North 18th Street,

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on the left when traveling east on Grace Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1801 N Grace St, Wilmington NC 28405, 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: J. Lowell White House (within shouting distance of this marker); A.C. Diehl House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hale-Henderson House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cherry-Halterman House (about 400 feet away); Browne-Stanley House (about 500 feet away); James D. Nutt House (about 500 feet away); Brown-Weathersbee House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

2. Bridgers-Fulenwider House Marker

(about 500 feet away); Humphreys-Cooper House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Regarding Bridgers-Fulenwider House. The 1997 film Lolita, starring Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith and Dominique Swain, was filmed in the house. The Fulenwiders moved out during the nine-month film shoot, in which their residence portrayed the home of Griffith and Swain's mother-daughter characters and where Irons' character rents a room. The fence and gate in front of the house were built for the movie, the second screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel of the same name.

Also see . . .
1. Carolina Heights Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which includes this property as contributing and was listed in 1999. (Prepared by Beth Keane; via National Archives) (Submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Bridgers-Fulenwider House. Historic plaque application contains more details about the house and its owners/occupants. ((Prepared by Janet K. Seapker; via Port City Architecture collection, New Hanover County Public Library)

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(Submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.