Cape Fear Museum
Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is a museum located at 814 Market Street in downtown Wilmington in southeastern North Carolina. Founded in 1898, it is the oldest history museum in the state.Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Wilmington, North Carolina
- Also known as: “Cape Fear Museum of History and Science” and “capefearmuseum.com”
- Address: NC
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bellamy Mansion and USS North Carolina.
Bellamy Mansion
Museum
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bellamy Mansion, built between 1859 and 1861, is a mixture of Neoclassical architectural styles, including Greek Revival and Italianate, and is located at 503 Market Street in the heart of downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Bellamy Mansion is situated 1,400 feet west of Cape Fear Museum.
USS North Carolina
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS North Carolina, hull number BB-55, is the lead ship of the North Carolina class of fast battleships, the first vessel of the type built for the United States Navy.
Basilica Shrine of St. Mary
Church
Photo: Willthacheerleader18, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica Shrine of St. Mary is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church located in Wilmington, North Carolina, in the Diocese of Raleigh. It was included as a contributing property in the Wilmington Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Basilica Shrine of St. Mary is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Cape Fear Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belville and Leland.
Belville
Village
Belville is a town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,406 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Belville is situated 1½ miles west of Cape Fear Museum.
Leland
Town
Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leland is the most populous town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,504 at the 2020 census, up from 13,527 in 2010. Leland is situated 4 miles west of Cape Fear Museum.
Cape Fear Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina Coastal Plain, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.2358° or 34° 14′ 9″ northLongitude
-77.9383° or 77° 56′ 18″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
876463P6+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 367912240OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
7230839Wikidata ID
Q5034791
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In Other Languages
“Cape Fear Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “开普菲尔博物馆”
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