![](/images/cat_icons/HistoricSite_A.gif) Sunset Park Historic District - Wilmington, North Carolina
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N 34° 12.187 W 077° 56.464
18S E 229002 N 3788589
Residential historic district in Wilmington, North Carolina, established in 1912.
Waymark Code: WM5G3H
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2009
Views: 8
The Sunset Park Historic District was established in 1912. The majority of homes were built from 1913 to the 1960s and incorporate Queen Anne Style, Bungalow/American Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Cape Cod (house), Ranch-style house, and Commercial building styles of architecture. The earliest houses are scattered along Northern and Central boulevards; 1940 to 1950s Cape Cod and Ranch houses line the cross streets. Architecturally, the earliest designs are Queen Anne style, dating to the early 1910s. The two-story dwellings have hipped or gabled roofs, wraparound porches, corner towers, bay windows, projecting wings, wood or simulated siding, shingles, decorative brickwork, and a wide range of window types.
A large number of homes were built from 1940 to 1943 when the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company expanded its facilities on land intended for Sunset Park homes along the eastern edge of the Cape Fear River.
Street address: Roughly bounded by Carolina Beach Rd., Southern Blvd., Burnett Blvd., and Sunset Ave. Wilmington, North Carolina USA 28401
![](/images/spacer.gif) County / Borough / Parish: New Hanover
![](/images/spacer.gif) Year listed: 2003
![](/images/spacer.gif) Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
![](/images/spacer.gif) Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
![](/images/spacer.gif) Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Park, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
![](/images/spacer.gif) Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Park, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
![](/images/spacer.gif) Privately owned?: yes
![](/images/spacer.gif) Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
![](/images/spacer.gif) Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
![](/images/spacer.gif) Season start / Season finish: Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) Hours of operation: Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) Secondary Website 2: Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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