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Commission designates 709 North 8th Street (Mary Etta Williams House) a local landmark
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission unanimously designated 709 North 8th Street as a local landmark, citing 140 years of continuous family ownership and the property's association with African American education and post‑emancipation land ownership.
The Wilmington Historic Preservation Commission unanimously designated 709 North 8th Street (the Mary Etta Williams House) as a local landmark on Feb. 12, citing its long family ownership and association with African American education.
Staff summarized the property’s history: the one‑story gable‑front bungalow appears on early Sanborn maps and has associative…
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