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.