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

Pickard-Newboles House

1919

— Lynch and Foard, architects —

Pickard-Newboles House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

1. Pickard-Newboles House Marker

Inscription. Neoclassical Revival style house built for Eugene R. Pickard (1878-1963), native of Monroe, NC, owner of Queen City Cycles; and wife, Doris Bornemann (1886-1952), teacher at Cornelius Harnett School. Purchased in 1955 by Wayne Bert Newboles (1925-2006), native of Arkansas, World War II Marine Corps veteran and later bridge operator for the NC Department of Transportation; and wife, Mary Etta Lewis (1911-2000), native of Brunswick County. The house remained in family forty 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 1919.

Location. 34° 14.072′ N, 77° 55.459′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is on Wrightsville Avenue south of Orange Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1906 Wrightsville Ave, Wilmington

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NC 28403, 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,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Patterson House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); McCord House (about 400 feet away); Gillette House (about 400 feet away); Piner House (about 400 feet away); Mathews-Williams House (about 500 feet away); Reese House (about 500 feet away); Lacy-Hunnicutt House (about 600 feet away); Browne House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Regarding Pickard-Newboles House. Eugene Rufus Pickard,

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 25, 2024

2. Pickard-Newboles House Marker

Sr. founded Pickard's Sporting Goods in 1901, operating it until he retired in 1948. He also was a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Berl Wayne Newboles (the name on the marker is incorrect) joined the Marines in 1943 and fought in the Pacific theater, including in Okinawa. He also was an occupying soldier in Nagasaki, Japan shortly after it was leveled by an atomic bomb. He retired as a sergeant after 20 years in the Marines, then worked for the North Carolina Department of Transportation as a bridge operator for 20 years.

Also see . . . Westbrook-Ardmore Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which includes this site as a contributing property and was listed in 2009. (Prepared by Ed Turberg and Janet Seapker, 2008; via Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.) (Submitted on February 14, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 14, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.