47 far end of their lot to live in until the war was over, then built a main house. At 115 Colonial Drive, however, James McCumber, a Jackson and Bell Printing Company sales-man, and his family never built the main house planned for their property and lived instead in the 1948 garage apart-ment. The McCumber family still owns the property today. With a smattering of duplex, split-level and ranch homes, Forest Hills represents American ideals from the mid-1920s until the mid-1990s. In its second phase, well-known archi-tects articulated the pure aesthetic of higher end homes seen along Forest Hills Drive between the intersection of Colonial Drive and Wrightsville Avenue. Owners of these landmark homes were car dealers, insurance agents, bankers, real estate developers and doctors. “Wilmington and the surrounding area has so much architectural variety that one can spend countless hours walking or driving and pick out major and minor design details that make this line of history so fascinating,” Turberg explains. “In a time when the city is still changing yearly, it’s nice to see a part of Wilmington that has managed to stay untouched throughout the years.” For more information on the Forest Hills Walking tour, or on Forest Hills itself, please visit The Historic Wilmington Foundations website http://www.historicwilmington.org/ Top: Clinker bricks cover the exterior of the 1939 Colonial Revival Fonvielle House at 422 Forest Hills Drive. Bottom: The two-story garage apartment at 115 Colonial Drive was built in 1948 for James B. and Parra Lee McCumber. A main house was never built. The property remains in the family. www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
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