Wilson and Waddell (ca. 1863-1882)
Residences:
- Warren County, North Carolina
- Johnston County, North Carolina
Trades:
- Contractor
NC Work Locations:
Building Types:
Styles & Forms:
Italianate; Second Empire
Wilson and Waddell, a partnership established about 1863 by John M. Wilson and John A. Waddell, both of Warren County, became a large building supply and contracting firm after the Civil War. Wilson was a builder and sawmill operator, and Waddell was a carpenter and builder. After the war, the two men settled in Johnston County, where they established a steam-powered sawmill around which the town of Wilson’s Mills developed. They acquired timber land near the North Carolina Rail Road and formed the Wilson Lumber Company, a sash and blind manufactory, and the contracting firm of Wilson and Waddell. Because they were located on the railroad, they could readily supply building projects along its route, including Raleigh and points west. For a list of their buildings, see John A Waddell.
Andrews-Duncan House
Contributors:George S. H. Appleget, architect; John A. Waddell, attributed builder; John M. Wilson, attributed builder; Wilson and Waddell, attributed buildersDates:Ca. 1875
Location:Raleigh, Wake CountyStreet Address:407 N. Blount St., Raleigh, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Residential
Images Published In:Linda L. Harris and Mary Ann Lee, An Architectural and Historical Inventory of Raleigh, North Carolina (1978).
Note:The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) has a copy of an elevation drawing of essentially this house, signed by G. S. H. Appleget, but labeled as a house for T. Avera.
Heck-Andrews House
Contributors:George S. H. Appleget, architect; John A. Waddell, builder; John M. Wilson, builder; Wilson and Waddell, contractorsVariant Name(s):Jonathan and Mattie Heck House
Dates:1869-1870
Location:Raleigh, Wake CountyStreet Address:309 N. Blount St., Raleigh, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Residential
Images Published In:Catherine W. Bishir, North Carolina Architecture (1990).
Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Piedmont North Carolina (2003).
Elizabeth C. Waugh, North Carolina’s Capital, Raleigh (1967).Note:Complete specifications are found in the contract with Wilson and Waddell in the Jonathan M. Heck Papers, North Carolina State Archives.
Hotel Claiborne
Contributors:John A. Waddell, builder; John M. Wilson, builder; Wilson and Waddell, buildersDates:1875
Location:Durham, Durham CountyStreet Address:Durham, NC
Status:No longer standing
Type:Commercial
Images Published In:Joel A. Kostyu and Frank A. Kostyu, Durham: A Pictorial History (1978).
W. T. Blackwell House
Contributors:John A. Waddell, builder; John M. Wilson, builder; Wilson and Waddell, buildersDates:1875
Location:Durham, Durham CountyStreet Address:Chapel Hill St. and Duke St., Durham, NC
Status:No longer standing
Type:Residential
Images Published In:Joel A. Kostyu and Frank A. Kostyu, Durham: A Pictorial History (1978).
Waddell-Oliver House
Contributors:John A. Waddell, attributed builder; Wilson and Waddell, attributed buildersDates:1892
Location:Selma, Johnston CountyStreet Address:N side SR 1003, Selma vicinity, NC
Status:Standing
Type:Residential
Images Published In:Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina (1996).
Waverly Honor
Contributors:John A. Waddell, attributed builder; John M. Wilson, attributed builder; Wilson and Waddell, attributed buildersVariant Name(s):Julian Carr House
Dates:Ca. 1877
Location:Durham, Durham CountyStreet Address:Main St., Durham, NC
Status:No longer standing
Type:Residential
Images Published In:Mena Webb, Jule Carr: General Without an Army (1987).