ƒorest OVER THE CREEK AND THROUGH THE GLEN URBAN One hundred years ago, Wilmington, then as now, was one of North Carolina’s five largest cities. It attracted many developers, including members of the Greensboro-based Irving Park Company who between 1914 and 1916 purchased 176 acres one-half mile east of the city limits. Subdivided into one-half acre lots to allow for the construction of large homes equipped with detached garages, this neighborhood, Forest Hills, would become known as Wilmington’s first automobile suburb. by Meghan Barnes and Marimar McNaughton photography by Allison Potter 41 Left: The 1949 Graham House, at 201 Forest Hills Drive built for Dr. Charles and Jean McKoy Graham, was constructed after the couple erected a garage apartment on the property. James River Virginia plantation homes were the inspiration for this sprawling Georgian Revival brick home designed by Richmond, Virginia, architect Clarence Wright Huff. A pineapple finial tops the hipped roof. The property is enveloped in the cast iron fencing and gates taken from the former Grainger-McKoy House at Fifth and Market streets. Above: Brick columns and carriage lamps mark the entrance to Forest Hills from Market Street in Wilmington, North Carolina. www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
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