Water Street Restaurant
| Port City Paranormal performed a twelve hour vigil at this site. Due to voices easily heard from the street most of the audio evidence was unusable. The 40+ hours of video from the Ir cameras was also negative for visual evidence. We had one photo of a streak of light moving through the top floor. The photograph was closely inspected and the irregularity was not due to camera shake. There were some possible EVP evidence, but were not clear enough to post. We want to thank our host Mayor Harper Peterson for allowing us to investigate his property during renovation of the restaurant. |
Downtown is always interesting, especially if you are
investigating the oldest building in Wilmington.
IN 1775 the property we know as the Water Street Restaurant and
adjoining lots were inherited by Mary Quince , Daughter of John Quince.
The building remained in the Quince Family for over 100 years. The
Wilmington Directory (1861) lists D. Pigott 's Auction house as the
buildings occupants that later became "Cronly & Morris".
The obituary of M. Cronly mentions that during the Civil War, his firm
"disposed at auction an immense amount of merchandise that was brought
to the Port of Wilmington by blockade runners".
After the war ended this site has been used as Commission House(1884),
Commission & Peanut warehouse(1893), Wholesale Grocery and peanuts
(1898),Wholesale grocery (1904 and 1910). Insurance records noted two
fires in the Water street area. During our investigation and walk through
with the present owner blackened beams were noted on the top floor.
investigating the oldest building in Wilmington.
IN 1775 the property we know as the Water Street Restaurant and
adjoining lots were inherited by Mary Quince , Daughter of John Quince.
The building remained in the Quince Family for over 100 years. The
Wilmington Directory (1861) lists D. Pigott 's Auction house as the
buildings occupants that later became "Cronly & Morris".
The obituary of M. Cronly mentions that during the Civil War, his firm
"disposed at auction an immense amount of merchandise that was brought
to the Port of Wilmington by blockade runners".
After the war ended this site has been used as Commission House(1884),
Commission & Peanut warehouse(1893), Wholesale Grocery and peanuts
(1898),Wholesale grocery (1904 and 1910). Insurance records noted two
fires in the Water street area. During our investigation and walk through
with the present owner blackened beams were noted on the top floor.
