SAVING the BACON
The façade of this old house belies the modern technology beyond the threshold.
The structure, repurposed as office space for St. James Episcopal Church,
has been preserved as one of Wilmington, North Carolina’s historic landmarks.
By Marimar McNaughton • Photography by Joshua Curry
Architect Henry Bacon’s
Queen Anne Shingle Style
design anchors the corner
of Third and Dock streets in
Wilmington, North Carolina.
The 1901 dwelling built for
Captain Donald MacRae
and family was historically
reconstructed under
the direction of architect
Henry Johnston for
St. James Episcopal
Church and dedicated
in 2012 as the Ann Moore
Bacon Church House.
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WBM april 2013
