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

Delgado School

1914

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

1. Delgado School Marker

Inscription.
James F. Gause, Jr., architect
Additions:
1924, Rodger McCarl, architect
1938 & 1953, Leslie N. Boney, architect Originally a three-room Neoclassical Revival style school built for children living in the Delgado cotton mill village. In 1940, renamed for Washington Catlett (1852-1934), New Hanover County educator and administrator for fifty-seven years. The school was closed in 1978.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. 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 1914.

Location. 34° 13.661′ N, 77° 55.35′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Wholesale Park. It is on Colwell Avenue east of Lingo Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2002 Colwell Ave, Wilmington NC 28403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North

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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: Delgado Mill Office (approx. ¼ mile away); Gresham House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Delgado Mills House #71 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cumming-Walker House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Provost Cottage (approx. 0.3 miles away); Finberg-Monds House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Coleman Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Patterson House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . .
1. Delgado. Historic plaque application packet includes details about the school's architecture and history.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 25, 2024

2. Delgado School Marker

(via Port City Architecture collection, New Hanover County Public Library) (Submitted on March 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Delgado School (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the former school building, which was listed in 2001. (Prepared by Gregory C. Gaweda, Wilmington Housing Finance and Development; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on March 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Delgado School image. Click for full size.

Pictorial and historical New Hanover County and Wilmington..., William L. DeRosset (ed.) (Public Domain)

3. Delgado School

Image of the building when it was being used as a school. It is now the Sgt. Eugene Ashley Memorial Center, which provides housing and services to homeless veterans and their families.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.