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The Verandas
is an elegant 8500 square foot Victorian Italianate
Mansion located in the beautiful Wilmington, NC, Historic
District. Only two blocks from the Cape Fear River and the
Riverwalk, the Inn is in walking distance to upscale
shops, clubs, and fine restaurants. It is a fifteen minute
drive to Wrightsville Beach- one of North Carolina's
finest ocean beaches!
The
Verandas
Bed & Breakfast
202
Nun Street
Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
(910) 251-2212
Fax: (910) 251-8932
Dennis Madsen & Charles Pennington,
Innkeepers |
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The
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Originally built in
1853 by Benjamin Beery, the structure suffered extensive fires
and water damage in 1992. Boarded up and decaying, the mansion
was purchased by its present owners in May, 1995. After
extensive demolition, including the removal of more than 80,000
pounds of plaster, 10,000 pounds of radiators, and more than 20
dump trucks of debris, the entire house was stripped down to its
studding. A completely new infrastructure of the house was then
created with new wiring, heating, air conditioning, plumbing,
insulation, and walls. A sprinkler system and emergency lighting
systems have been added to insure the ultimate safety of guests!
After more than a year of complete renovation, the mansion was
then professionally decorated to provide a professional business
atmosphere for the sophisticated executive as well as to provide
a comfortable weekend retreat for tourists. English and American
antiques as well as traditional furniture were selected to
achieve this goal.
Guests are encouraged to socialize in one of the two luxurious
parlors, daydream on one of four verandas, meet on the garden
terrace, or just linger in the screened-in porch. The more
energetic can climb the spiral stairs to the enclosed cupola on
top of the house where they can enjoy a panoramic view of the
skyline of downtown Wilmington, the Battleship North Carolina,
or experience a magnificent sunset from one of the highest
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