Carolina Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Why it's listed
This small addition to Wilmington's Carolina Heights Historic District takes in twelve houses and two outbuildings on the west side of North Thirteenth Street, along with a former service station and funeral home on Market Street. The houses were among the first built in the Winoca Terrace subdivision, which developers began grading in 1911 and which offered paved streets, utilities and trolley access. Residents were largely white-collar workers, many employed by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The houses range from Queen Anne-influenced and Dutch Colonial Revival designs to foursquares, Craftsman bungalows and a brick Colonial Revival dwelling, all set back evenly on landscaped lots. Deed restrictions set minimum construction costs and building setbacks. The Mission Revival service station and Colonial Revival funeral home, both from about 1936, were part of the neighborhood into the 1980s and mark its western edge. The houses had been left out of the original district listing by oversight, and adding them completes the historic neighborhood boundary.
Significance in brief: The addition completes the district's boundaries by adding houses from the original Winoca Terrace development that were left out of the first nomination. It reinforces the district's significance in community planning and development and in architecture, with Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, foursquare and bungalow houses built for white-collar workers who commuted by streetcar. The service station and funeral home mark the western limit of the historic neighborhood.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 99001448, listed November 30, 1999. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1200 Block of Market St. and 100 & 200 blocks of N. 13th St., Wilimington |
|---|---|
| County | New Hanover County |
| Listed | November 30, 1999 |
| Reference number | 99001448 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1914-1939 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The former Sinclair Service Station was undergoing renovation at the time of the form; the houses are largely intact, with all but one of the twelve retaining integrity. |
| Acreage | 1.5 |
| Within district | Wilmington Historic District (Boundary Increase) |
| Coordinates | 34.23887, -77.93275 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 99001448.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19460849
- This listing as JSON
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