Sights and scenes: Downtown Wilmington, NC
Named for Spencer Compton, First Earl of Wilmington, Wilmington is the largest city in North Carolina that is located within the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. Incorporated on February 20, 1739, Wilmington grew to become an important port that played a critical role in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
Historic storefronts on N Front Street.
The Hotel Ballast Wilmington Tapestry Collection at 301 N Water Street.
The Aloft Wilmington at Coastline Center.
A view of the Cape Fear River and Battleship USS North Carolina from aView Rooftop Bar & Bistro.
The Wilmington Downtown Riverwalk.
The Alton Lennon Federal Building and Courthouse? was constructed between 1916 and 1919.
S Water Street and the Wilmington Downtown Riverwalk.
The Cape Fear River and Cape Fear Memorial Bridge.
The Wilmington Downtown Riverwalk.
The Wilmington Downtown Riverwalk.
The Cape Fear River and Cape Fear Memorial Bridge.
The intersection of Front and Market Streets.
Walking along N Front Street.
The Murchison Building
The Waffle House at 255 N Front Street is open 24 hours each day.
The Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens at 224 Market Street.
The former headquarters of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) on Nutt Street. The ACL relocated its corporate headquarters from Wilmington to Jacksonville in 1960.
The Wilmington Convention Center is the largest, boutique convention center on the North Carolina coast. The convention center caters to small businesses, regional associations, large corporations, family reunions or somewhere in between.
The Pier 33 Apartments at 901 Nutt Street.
The Metropolitan at the Riverwalk at 19 Harnett Street.
The recently completed world headquarters of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the tallest building in Wilmington at 228 feet.
Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com