ML050630228

Review of License Renewal Application for Brunswick Units 1 & 2, List of Historic Sites in Southport

ML050630228
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	01/26/2005
From:	- No Known Affiliation
To:	Emch R Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs
Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590
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CITE: C( SCUTHPOB.T (mar, enclosed)

1. Frying Pan Lightship 1ccated in the Cape Fear River at the foot of Hicwe Street. Constructed in 1929 and served off Frying Pan Shoals 1930--19614 when replaced by a Texas toner.

(additional information available from or. Fred

!Harbin's office)

2. Fort Johnston Located on Say Street between Davis Street and Federal property line uwn-ch does not extend to Atlantic Avenue.

3. Ccu.unity Building This 1940's vintage building, now maintained jointly by the Lions Club and Woman's Club of Southport, is located on the Ft. Johnston property and is still under lease from the Federal GoVernment.

4. Mewton House (information enclosed)

5. Brunswick Inn (information enclosed)

6. (1d Brunswick County Jail Located on Ilash 3treet at the corner of Rhett Street.

gail no

.cnger in use as of the latter part of 1971.

Nlew jail (6a). adjoins it, facing on Rhett Street.

7. Franklin Scuare Park (information encicsed)

Buildings on this tract include:

Trinity Iethcdist Church, 1691 City Hall, ca. 1920 Scuthport Baptist Church, 1871; completely remcdeled 1h48

'.4,asonic Lodge, 1836 (also several modern structures)

8. Brunswick Ccunty Courthouse built -about 186h; extensive remodelling in 1922 and late 1960's

9. St. Philips Church (see brochure enclosed)

The altar linens in possession of the present St. Philips Episcopal Church Vestry are ALLEGED to be from Queen Anne's Bounty; traditionally it was said that the altar lines, altar rail and baptismal font belonged to the original St. Philips Church at Brunswick Toim.

In recent years a pastor and members of the Vestry asked our Depart-ment to have the Smithsonian Institute examine and date these linens.

this was done, and the earliest date applied to threads from the altar cloths was 1640. Only the former minister and certain members of the Vestry are aware of this dating. Apparently i4 is their wish to continue believing what is traditional rather than factual, and it is not my intent to destroy any pride or traditional belief that the Vestry and congregation nay have since the Vestry did not see fit to acquaint the parishoners with the'S-ithsonian's dating of 1640. Cur interest in this was the vestry intimated that if the Department was interested in accepting one cloth as a gift to be displayed in the Visitor Center at Brunswick Toinn, they would oblige provided we constructed a humidity-controlled display case in which to house it; naturally we wanted the authenticity decided before accepting the gift and constructing an expensive exhibits case.

Other references state that the baptismal font was given by troops stationed at Ft. Johnston, across the street, after the !Jar of Rebellion had ended.

10. Ruark House (information enclosed)

11. Thompson House (infcrmaticn enclosed)

12.

Indian Trail Tree (infcrmation enclosed)

13. Cld Scuthport Cemetery, ca. 1760 Ait.

Price's Creek Lighthouse Circular brick tower and adjacent dwelling for the keeper of the lights constructed 1849 as a range light for New Inlet (the back beacon was atop the keeper's dwelling).

The 25-fcot tower in deteriorated condition and ruins of the keeper's dwelling remain; walls of the house are standing as high as. six feet.. The original twc-acre tract purchased by the Federal Gcvernment for the light-house and dwelling is included in the large tract recently purchased by Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company.

(For further information about the Price's Creek lights, contact Bill Faul:)

BR1J;ISb.!ICI' CCUNTY s!hALP Baldhead Lighthouse information enclosed Dutchman Creek fort site report on file in Archaeology unit files; see Stu Schwartz.