Block 492, 1897-1917, undated

Contains materials pertaining to real estate transactions of Wilmington’s Block 492, the parameters being S. 15th Street, Dock Street, S. 16th Street, and Orange Street. These documents include envelopes, plat drawings, single sheets of notes, correspondence, mortgage certificates, deeds, Mechanics' Home Association documents, and indentures. Names of specific people mentioned in these records include Applewhite, D. J. Joyner Jr., E. W. Hall, M. J. Duncan, Chinnis, George W. Inman, and Ida Joyner. Other entities mentioned in these records include Pepsi Cola Bottling Company. This list is not conclusive, as many records are incomplete or illegible. Specific dates mentioned in these records include 1897, 1910, 1915, 1916, and 1917, although the bulk of the materials are undated and likely range from the 1870s to 1920.