Coming Events
The Lower Cape Fear Historical Society will be hosting the following events during the month of December. Please join us for fun and festivity as we ring in the holidays and look forward to a shining New Year!
Holiday Open HouseJoin us for fellowship and festivity as we ring in the season. There will be refreshments, music, and tours of the Latimer House. Come and behold the beautiful holiday decoration generously donated by Full Spectrum Design and Ho Hi Design of Wilmington. Featured performances will be given by local favorite Paleo Bluegrass offering their unique sounds of the season. There will also be authentic Irish music performed on the front porch.
This event is free and open to the public. Donations graciously accepted. Please RSVP below. Decorations and interior/exterior design generously donated by: |
Historic Candlelight Walking Tour & SoireeThe Annual Old Wilmington by Candlelight Walking Tour is back in an abbreviated form for 2021. Join us for a festive walk through downtown Wilmington where beautifully adorned homes will be featured. The event includes music, carols, refreshments, and more. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased below.
Book TalkMeet Author Michael A. Almond who will be discussing his new book The Tannery
When: Thursday, December 16, 2021
Where: Latimer House, 126 South 3rd Street, Wilmington Time: Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with the program at 5 p.m. Cost: Free The Tannery is historical fiction at its best, a murder mystery and legal thriller whose twists and turns will hold readers’ attention to the final page. Meticulously researched, this page-turning debut novel transports readers to another time and place, the story unfolding in the turbulent world of Post-Reconstruction social, political, and racial conditions in North Carolina and throughout the South.
Join the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society as we host Michael A. Almond for an evening of discussion about this thrilling new novel. Books will be available for purchase at the Latimer House. This event is free and open to the public. |
Help Support the Mission of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society
The Lower Cape Fear Historical Society has been dedicated to the preservation of history since its inception in 1956.
We are a 501(c)3 not for profit organization that relies on community support,
which allows the LCFHS to operate the Latimer House, develop exhibits, present educational programs,
preserve our archives and collections, and provide the community with educational resources about the history of the Lower Cape Fear region.
Your gift helps keep the LCFHS a vibrant center for exploring the people, places, events, and ideas that have shaped the Port City.
Thank you.
We are a 501(c)3 not for profit organization that relies on community support,
which allows the LCFHS to operate the Latimer House, develop exhibits, present educational programs,
preserve our archives and collections, and provide the community with educational resources about the history of the Lower Cape Fear region.
Your gift helps keep the LCFHS a vibrant center for exploring the people, places, events, and ideas that have shaped the Port City.
Thank you.
Escape the bustling twenty-first century for the quiet grandeur of the Latimer House where the Victorian era comes to life through the stories of three generations of the Latimer Family and those who lived on the property, both free and enslaved. Meander through fourteen rooms with over six hundred objects. From European neoclassical and fine porcelains to stoic portraits by the famed artist William Garl Browne experience the beauty of the 19th century. From ventilator windows to spice boxes see the day to day aspects the past. Marvel at the hand-painted floral pattern gracing the Latimer House foyer and slide your hands up the railing of the heart-pine grand staircase. Hear the stories of the people who lived here, from the Latimer family: successful Zebulon, enterprising William, fashionable Fanny, those who lived and worked on the site: from Eliza, an enslaved woman who fled to Canada, to Elizabeth Chant, an eccentric 20th century artist. Your visit to the Latimer House is sure to be unforgettable as the furnished house deceives your senses and transports you one hundred and sixty years back in time.
All tours are docent guided and begin on the hour.
Each tour includes two flights of stairs.
All tours are docent guided and begin on the hour.
Each tour includes two flights of stairs.
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of
nineteenth-century Wilmington society
For the health and safety of our staff and patrons, all visitors are required to follow social distancing guidelines. To purchase admission for guided tours, please enter the Visitor Center entrance, located off Orange Street, behind the Latimer House. We accept debit and credit cards. |
House Tours:
Tuesday-Saturday 10am to 3pm Docent guided Tours begin on the hour; last tour begins at 2pm Face coverings recommended Holiday Hours: Closed Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving weekend, and December 20th through January 3rd. |
Walking Tours:
Join us for our walking tour of historic downtown Wilmington.
Tours at 10:30am as scheduled.
Reservations Required.
Join us for our walking tour of historic downtown Wilmington.
Tours at 10:30am as scheduled.
Reservations Required.
Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Launches
Project for Posterity
We are asking residents and visitors of the Lower Cape Fear to share your stories, images, videos, and other items to document and preserve the collective experiences of our community during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the health, economic, social, political, and religious impacts.
Tour Pricing
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House Tours
Adults: $14 Seniors (62+): $12 Military ID: $12 College Student's with ID: $12 Youth (6-18) ID: $7 Kids under 5 & Members: FREE |
Historic Downtown Walking Tours
Tours depart from Latimer House Saturdays at 10 am. Scheduled Saturday: see calendar Adults: $14 Seniors (62+): $12 Military or Student ID: $12 Youth (6-18): $7 |
We’ve completed new COVID-19 training and are now a participating CountOnMeNC business! Learn more about what this means and the enhanced safety measures we’ve implemented to help keep everyone in our community safe: countonmenc.org.
LinksHistorical Homes and Organizations
Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens www.burgwinwright.org Museum: (910) 762-0570 |
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