An Abandoned House Downtown
Growing up in a rural area in the mountains, abandoned houses were everywhere. When the owner died, or moved, and no one bought it, it would just sit. The cost of tearing a house down didn’t make sense when there is plenty of land available. I was kind of surprised and delighted to find this gem, but my guess is that it won’t be this way for long.
If you look at the map, you’ll notice this house rests on the corner of Wilmington St. and Bledsoe Ave. The big highway left of it is also Wilmington St. How is it that there are two Wilmington Streets, right next to one another? It’s not a flaw in the map, I saw the street signs myself. Anyone know?
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12/10/2007
Re: Two S. Wilmington Streets:
The one on the right that the house is on is the original street….when they built the 4-lane segment, they left some of the old street (since it had houses) but left it the same name as a “Service Road”.
Kinda like a few parts of ITB Capital Blvd.
07/26/2011
this isnt the only one…check out 1200 n state st in raleigh. seams ae weatherford died in 08 and the house has sat abandonded since around 10 plus acers of undeveloped land. this is also located inside the beltline. the house is not visable from the street but the back of the house is off tonsler way.
01/27/2017
kgwiz, if you happen to have a picture of this house I’d love to see it. The property has been developed and the Wake County record for 1200 State street taken down since it doesn’t exist anymore.
Thanks