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Latimer House and Archives
This historic home takes visitors back in time to the elegant era of upper class Wilmington in the mid-1800s.
http://www.latimerhouse.org/house.shtml
Links
- The Victorian Web A site with information about the context in which Victorian literature was created. The site contains Victorian literature, history, culture, visual arts, science, religion, philosophy, technology, and timelines.
Related pages
- Poplar Grove Plantation: Students will enjoy touring the big house and tenant farmer's cabin, the craft shops, and the blacksmith's shop at Poplar Grove Plantation.
- Bellamy Mansion Museum of History and Design Arts: A spectacular example of antebellum architecture, this home was commandeered by Federal troops after the fall of Fort Fisher during the Civil War. The Bellamy Mansion is now a museum that focuses on history and the design arts and offers tours.
- Burgwin-Wright House Museum and Gardens: Visitors will enjoy the fine detail of the Georgian style architecture, the 18th and early 19th century furnishings and stories of the people who have lived in this house.
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- Learn more about New Hanover County, North Carolina, Victorian era, architecture, arts, historic house museums, and history.
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This was the home of Zebulon Latimer, a local merchant in the mid 19th century. Since 1963, it has been the home of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society. The Latimer House is open to the public and is an example of the way of life of the upper class citizens of Wilmington in the Victorian era. The 14 room house contains over 600 objects of the period.
Latimer House is located at the corner of Second and Orange Streets in downtown Wilmington. To schedule a visit call either (910) 762-0492 or (910) 762-2976 or send email to latimer@latimerhouse.org.