Hinton House

Contributors:
Joseph F. Leitner, architect
Variant Name(s):

Joseph Hinton House

Dates:

1912-1913

Location:
Wilmington, New Hanover County
Street Address:

1919 Market St., Wilmington, NC

Status:

Standing

Type:

Residential

Note:

The expansive brick house features dramatic curvilinear gables and a deep porch. Joseph Hinton was a businessman who owned the Orton Hotel and other facilities. The Wilmington Dispatch of Sept. 15, 1911, described it admiringly and noted that it was “after the Elizabethan style of architecture,” which was seldom seen in the area.