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

Holloway-Hunt House

1905

— William R. Glenn, contractor —

Holloway-Hunt House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

1. Holloway-Hunt House Marker

Inscription. Neoclassical Revival style house built for Cammie Lord Holloway (1874-1960), and husband Elisha Lambert Holloway (1869-1947), clerk at Angola Lumber company. From 1910 to 1914, residence of Joseph Schad, contractor and builder, who constructed retaining walls that surround property. Purchased in 1918 by Henry Lacy Hunt (1876-1947), wholesale grocer and bank officer, and wife Elizabeth Pearsall (1876-1970). House remained in Hunt family until 1967.

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 1905.

Location. 34° 14.223′ N, 77° 55.827′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (Business U.S. 17) and North 15th Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1419 Market St, Wilmington NC 28401, United States

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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: Oakdale Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); John C. Wessell House (within shouting distance of this marker); Strauss House (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson Jones Hooper (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hutaff House (about 300 feet away); James Benson Dudley (about 400 feet away); Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (about 500 feet away); Bergen-Carpender House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Regarding Holloway-Hunt House. According

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 25, 2024

2. Holloway-Hunt House Marker

Marker is on the side wall to the left of the front door.

to the 1912 Register of the North Carolina Society of the Colonial Dames of America, Cammie Lord Holloway was related to several prominent colonial men. Among them were James Moore, Royal Governor of South Carolina; Sir John Yeamans, the only royal governor of Clarendon, which extended from present-day North Carolina to northern Florida; William Cocke, a chief justice of Virginia; and Frederick Jones, a N.C. chief justice.

Also see . . .
1. Holloway-Hunt House (PDF). Historic research report on the house and its owners/occupants. (Prepared in 1989; via Port City Architecture collection, New Hanover County Public Library) (Submitted on February 6, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Carolina Heights Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which includes this as a contributing property and was listed in 1999. (Prepared by Beth Keane; via National Archives) (Submitted on February 6, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

3. Schad, Joseph (ca. 1865-after 1920). Joseph Schad (ca.1865-after 1920)

Heny Lacy Hunt obituary image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller

3. Heny Lacy Hunt obituary

Published in the Nov. 4, 1947 edition of The Wilmington Morning Star.

was a German-born contractor prominent in early 20th century Wilmington during a flurry of private and public construction. He executed projects from designs by noted local architects including Charles McMillen, Henry E. Bonitz, and Joseph F. Leitner. The best-known surviving examples of his work are the Elizabeth Bridgers House (1905-1906), an imposing mansion in stone, and the Atlantic Trust and Banking Building (1911), the city’s first skyscraper. (Catherine W. Bishir, North Carolina Architects & Builders encyclopedia, North Carolina State University, 2018) (Submitted on February 6, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on February 6, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.