 "King's
Chapel" Foundations of first Anglican/Episcopal
church: c. 1750. |
Marker
for the first printing press in the royal
colony of North Carolina. |
422
Johnson St.: c. 1830-1840.
Late Federal and early Greek Revival, small, working class
dwelling has a one-story pent-roofed closet lit by small
windows between the chimneys. |
Jerkins-Duffy
House: c. 1830.
Federal design; Greek Revival elements inside.
Note captain's walk and exposed faced chimneys.
(301 Johnson St.)
|
517
Johnson St.: c.
1850;
moved 1984. The transitional Greek Revival and Italianate
residence served as the public library
and the Christian Science Reading Room.
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620
New St.: c. 1800-1820
enlarged c. 1850; moved in 1986. This vernacular frame
building combines remnants of a Federal structure with
later Greek Revival additions
and alterations.
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609
Craven St.: c. 1850;
remodeled c. 1880-1900. Originally a one-story structure
with rear shed rooms (which survive).
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Gambrel-Roofed
House (the Leech House): Joseph Leech acquired
this lot in 1752, and the house was built c. 1800-1820.
(231 Change St.)
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609,
611, 613 & 615 Hancock St.:
Built between c. 1880 & 1900 these two-story
frame houses were owned after the turn of the century
by Pepsi-Cola, which had a
large plant at the corner of
Hancock and Johnson Sts.
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Palmer-Tisdale
House: c. 1769.
Georgian front section built by Col. Robert Palmer,
Purchased in 1776 by silversmith and patriot William Tisdale.
(520 New St.)
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622
New Street: c. 1850-1870;
enlarged 1890; moved 1984. Originally a dependency to
a large Italianate house on Broad Street, it was one bay
wide and two bays deep. |
Cutting
Allen House:c. 1793.
Transitional late Georgian early Federal Period
side hall
house with unusual flanking wings and large rear ballroom.
(518 New St.)
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Bell
Building (New Bern Graded School):
c. 1884-85. Designed by nationally-famous architect Samuel
Sloan; adaptively restored as apartments. (517 Hancock
St.)
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of page.. |
Attmore-Oliver
House; c. 1790; enlarged c. 1834 to present
appearance. Note the fine Greek Revival portico and two-story
porches at the rear.
(513 Broad St.)
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of page.. |
Brinson-Fulcher
House: c. 1770. Georgian house remodeled in
the 1840s in the Late
Federal style.
(213 Johnson St.)
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Slover
Dependency: c. 1847. Originally the kitchen,
slave quarters, and smokehouse
to the Charles Slover House.
(521 East Front St.)
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|
Bust of Christopher De Graffenried,
founder of New Bern, 1710. |
Stanly-Allen
House: c. 1810;
enlarged c. 1843; remodeled c. 1891. John Carruthers Stanly,
"one of the most prominent free persons of color in New
Bern", built the original
Federal style house.
(405 Johnson St.)
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Charles
Bates House (Benjamin Smith House): c. 1802-05.
Flemish bond brick work, Federal style townhouse stands
high on full raised basement
with its own entrance.
(210 Hancock St.)
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Spaight
House: c. 1770-80; remodeled and enlarged
c. 1910. The large 2 1/2-story Georgian structure, five
bays wide with central chimneys, originally faced the
Trent River.
(206-208 Metcalf St.)
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Charles
L. Ives House: c. 1895. This Classical Revival
detailed with Queen Anne form
house was built by a lumber magnate.
(308 Johnson St.)
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Mortie
M. Marks: c. 1891; enlarged 1905. Pressed
tin, patterned shingles, and diagonal
sheathing embellish this many gabled late Victorian dwelling.
(407 Johnson St.)
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Charles
Slover House: c. 1848-49. New Bern's most
grand Greek Revival style residence.
During the Civil War, Union General Ambrose Burnside selected
the house for his headquarters. Purchased in 1908 by C.
D. Bradham, inventor of "Brad's Drink," now known as Pepsi-Cola.
(201 Johnson St.)
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Jones-Jarvis
House: Begun by Frederick Jones in 1810 and
later sold to Moses Jarvis,
owner of a large shipping firm. This property, like the
Smallwood House property,
included wharves on the Neuse River.
(528 East Front St.)
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Coor-Bishop
Dependency: c. 1830-40. Built as a small dwelling
or an office for the
Coor-Bishop House.
(214 New St.)
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Smallwood-Howard
House: c. 1815-17; moved and remodeled 1904-08.
Federal style
dwelling built for planter Josiah Howard.
(209 Change St.)
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Benjamin
Ellis House: c. 1852. This structure was cut
in half and widened c. 1900.
(215 Pollock St.)
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Coor-Bishop
House: c. 1770-78. Built by James Coor. Subsequent
owner, George Pollock, entertained President James Monroe
and Secretary of War and Mrs. James C. Calhoun.
Remodeled in the Neo-Classical Revival style and turned
toward the water c. 1907.
(501 East Front St.)
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Council
Bluff: Near here, Baron De Graffenried landed
with his band of settlers in 1710.
(East Front St.)
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Larry
I. Moore House: c. 1908. A Herbert Woodley
Simpson-designed house, featuring
a Neo-Classical Revival portico and restrained Colonial
Revival detailing. (511 East Front St.) |
Cox-Stewart
House: c. 1785-90; enlarged 1810. Small Georgian
vernacular side hall
house.
(219 New St.)
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Blades
House: c. 1891-1892. This large late Italianate
style double house displays lavish use of sawn work. (616-618
E. Front St.) top
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| Craven
County Court House: c. 1883. This imposing
Second Empire style building has a unique mansard roof
with patterned, colored slates. On the lawn is the Governor's
Boulder, with bronze tablets in memory of three governors
from New Bern: Richard Dobbs Spaight; Richard Dobbs
Spaight,
Jr.;and
Abner Nash. (302 Broad St.) |
Blackledge-Parsons
House: c. 1770-1790; enlarged 1850 and 1895.
Evidence suggests the original house was a small narrow
gable-front house two-stories high with a central chimney.
(424 Craven St.)
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David
F. Jarvis House: c. 1903. Colonial Revival
house designed by Herbert Woodley Simpson.
(220 Pollock St.)
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of page.. |
Justice
House: c. 1842. Greek Revival period brick
townhouse built for merchant John Justice.
(221 East Front St.)
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| Denby-Primrose
House: c. 1844; remodeled c. 1940 - 1950.
Joshua Denby, a bricklayer, constructed this compact Greek
Revival townhouse. (318 Craven St.) top
of page.. |
Coor-Gaston
Dependency: c. 1800. Law office of noted jurist,
moved and reconstructed 1949.
(307 Craven St.)
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of page.. |
| Dixon-Stevenson
House. |
Alston-Charlotte
House: c. pre- 1770. One of our earliest surviving
structures.
(823 Pollock St.)
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| Dr.
Edward F. Smallwood House and Office: c. 1841-45.
Built by Eli Smallwood for his son, Dr. Edward F. Smallwood.
(501 & 505 Craven St.) |
Henry H. Harris House:
c. 1800. Well preserved example of vernacular Federal
Period architecture. (718 Pollock St.)
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| Dr.
John R. Justice House: c. 1845. Brick townhouse
with Greek Revival interior and exterior finishes. (216
Pollock St.) top
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Woman's
Club Building: c. 1932. Constructed of concrete
curbing that had been dumped
at Union Point. (Union Point) |
Early
Brick Store: c. 1840-1845 facade remodeled
c. 1910. New Bern's only surviving one-story antebellum
commercial structure was built just after the damaging
fires that leveled many
downtown buildings. (237 Craven St.)
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Harvey
Mansion: c. 1798. Federal style brick structure
built by John Harvey, ship owner and merchant. The building
served as an unusual combined residence, office, and storage
area
for his mercantile enterprises.
(221 Tryon Palace Dr.)
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Edward
Perry House: c. 1890; remodeled 1923. Distinguished
by six-sided corner
tower and fine sawn work gable-end decoration. (517 Middle
St.)
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of page.. |
Thomas
Jerkins House: c. 1805-10. Federal style;
remodeled in 1907 to current Colonial Revival form. (309
Johnson St.) top
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| Eli
Smallwood House: c. 1810. One of the finest
of New Bern's Federal brick side
hall houses; Noted for
its handsome portico and elegant interior woodwork. (524
East Front St.)
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Smith-Whitford
Dependency: c. 1790-1830; moved and enlarged
c. 1900. This Federal period kitchen and servants' quarters
was moved here and remodeled as a residence between 1898
and 1904. (512 Craven St.)
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Elijah
Clark House:c.1760-80; enlarged c.1800 and
l9l0. Gambrel-roofed house was
owned by Elijah Clark, Sheriff of Craven County and a
founder of First Baptist Church.
(616 Middle St.)
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Salter's
Store: 1800-1900; enlarged c. 1850 and c.
1880-1900. The earliest one-story structure possibly housed
a store.
(604 East Front St.)
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| Farmer's
Market. |
Civil
War Museum. |
Federal
Building (a WPA Project): completed c. 1935.
The courtroom murals depict significant events in the
history of New Bern.
(413 Middle St.)
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Clark
House: Gambrel-roofed house built between
c. 1795-1804.
(419 Metcalf St.)
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Fenner-Oliver
House: c. 1890. Built by Richard Fenner, Deputy
Secretary of the Colonial Council under royal governor
Arthur Dobbs, the Georgian dwelling is mostly hidden beneath
its late nineteenth century changes.
(217 Hancock St.)
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Edward
R. Stanly office and Quarters: c. 1850. One
of the few remaining brick dependencies, served for Mr. Stanley's
work and various household activities.
(301 Hancock St.)
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Fenner-Oliver
House: c. 1890. Built by Richard Fenner, Deputy
Secretary of the Colonial Council under royal governor
Arthur Dobbs, the Georgian dwelling is mostly hidden beneath
its late nineteenth century changes.
(217 Hancock St.)
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Bryan
House constructed 1803. Exceptional example
of Federal brick side hall
dwelling. Office built c. 1820
by U.S. Congressman John Heritage Bryan. (605 Pollock
St.) top
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Frazier-Mayhew
House: c. 1821; moved 1973. Federal townhouse
contains sophisticated
mantels, woodwork and moldings.
(217 Change St.)
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Rebecca
Delastatius House: c. 1810; enlarged 1830;
remodeled 1890-1900. Modest
Federal Period house with double porches typical of the
coastal region.
(206 Change St.)
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| George
H. White House: c.1890. Built by George H.
White, a prominent African American lawyer and U.S. Congressman
1897-1901. Late Georgian or Federal structure with Victorian
style architecture. (519 Johnson St.) top
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Hawks
House: Western part of this house is Georgian
and dates from the 1760's. East section is Federal and
was added by Frances Hawks, son of John Hawks, architect
of Tryon Palace.
(517 New St.)
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Gull
Harbor: c. 1815-18. Federal side hall
dwelling
with unusual central chimney plan.
(514 East Front St.)
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of page.. |
Bright
House: c. 1790. Gambrel-roofed cottage. (514
Craven St.) top
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Hall
House: 1850-1860.The earliest information
indicates this was a one-story, one room
deep house. interior finishes are of the Greek Revival
influence.
(707 Craven St.)
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Mary
B. Gordon House: c. 1885-1890. This five bay
wide main block and two-story rear
ell house has had a new large front porch added. (624
East Front St.)
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Hotel
Albert: c. 1887. Described as "The Tourist's
Palace" the Albert assumed the status of the region's
premier hostelry.
(226 Middle St.)
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Gothic
Cottage: c. 1855-60. This dwelling retains
some plastered rooms, intricately sawn bargeboards and
a pointed window with original sash and diamond shaped
panes.
(Rear of 218 Metcalf St.)
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Isaac Taylor House:
c. 1792. Constructed by merchant, ship owner and planter
Isaac Taylor; dwelling incorporated a "counting house"
on the first floor. Note its fine Federal woodwork.
(228 Craven St.)
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Old
United States Custom House: 1874. The two
bay facade has been remodeled and
covered with stucco.
(243 Craven St.)
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Jacob
L. Hartsfield House: c. 1912. Fine Colonial
Revival details abound. On the North
side is an oversized Palladian window over the interior
stairway.
(516 East Front St.)
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Battle
of New Bern Historical Marker and Cannon:
Marker tells the story of the
Civil War Battle of New Bern
(March 14,1862).
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James
M. Howard House: c. 1890. Queen Anne style
house with five-sided corner tower with diagonal braid
aprons and upper sash windows of stained glass.
(207 Pollock St.)
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Coor-Cook
House: Federal side hall
begun before 1796,
but fine interior woodwork not completed until 1822.
(512 Hancock St.)
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John
Chadwick House: c. 1795. Originally built
as a small Georgian cottage; enlarged and remodeled c.
1930-40.
(712 Pollock St.)
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of page.. |
Robert
Hay House: c. 1810. The two-story-with-attic
frame dwelling displays an unusual side hall, one room
deep original configuration.
(227 Eden St.)
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John
D. Flanner House: c. 1855; enlarged c. 1880.
Outstanding example of Italianate
style architecture.
(305 Johnson St.)
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Federal
Period Cottage: c. 1800-20. lt presents an
unusual four bay facade with central hall and pent roof
closet by the chimney.
(309 Bern St.)
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John
Horner Hill House: c. 1770-80. Georgian period
dwelling; note rare use of nine-over-nine sash at first
floor windows.
(713 Pollock St.
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Anne
Greene Lane House: c. 1805. Transitional late
Georgian/early Federal Period house; remodeled during
the Victorian Period.
(804 Pollock St.)
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| John
Louis Taylor Law Office: c. 1800-1810. Federal
period office was built for Mr. Taylor, judge and first
Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. (519
Johnson St.) top
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Cedar
Grove Cemetery: Begun by Christ Church in
1800, with many earlier graves reentered
here. Cemetery
transferred to the city in 1853. |
| John
P. Daves House: c. 1813. Moved c. 1955 from
George St. site. Federal side
hall plan design. (613 Pollock
St.) top
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Forbes
House: c. 1760. Cottage became the attached
wing of the 2 1/2- story side
hall house built c. 1790-1810.
(717 Pollock St.)
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John
R. Green House (Presbyterian Manse): c. 1820;
enlarged c. 1895 & 1910.
Built by Mr. Green, a prominent free African American,
the Federal side
hall house
became the Presbyterian Manse in 1841.
(411 Johnson St.)
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Union
Station: c. 1910. The Colonial Revival and
Neo-Classical Revival styles now stand sadly neglected
though the building reflects the success of the railroads
that made
New Bern' s growth possible.
(416 Queen St.)
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| John
L. Rhem House: c. 1850. House built for a
wealthy landowner who operated a turpentine distillery
and steam sawmill; remodeled 1913-14. (701 Broad St.)
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of page.. |
William
Hollister House:c.1840-41. Federal design;
built for a prosperous merchant who owned 14 ships. (613
Broad St.) top
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| Jones
House: c. 1809. Federal dwelling. Emiline
Pigott, Confederate Spy, was imprisoned here by Federal
troops during the Civil War occupation of New Bern.(231 Eden St.)
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of page.. |
Bryan
Jones House: c. 1830-40. Large
late Federal house built for Bryan Jones, a butcher. (812
Pollock St.) top
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King
Street is made up of many turn of the century
gable-front residences. 215 King Street
is the exception with Colonial Revival Detailing, Bungalow-style
porch and Foursquare design. |
Harker-Sparrow
House: c. 1780; enlarged c. 1830. Remodeled
c. 1900. The original house
faced E. Front St. Greek Revival changes and additions
follow the traditional Federal forms.
(208 Johnson St.)
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Late
18th/early 19th-century vernacular workmen's
cottages.
(803, 807, 819 and 826 Pollock St.)
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of page.. |
Green-Wade
House: c. 1780. Georgian style house; enlarged
c. 1820.
(726 Pollock St.)
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of page.. |
Lehmann
Duffy House: c. 1886-88. Italianate style.
Currently used as administration offices for Tryon Palace.
(610 Pollock St.)
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of page.... |
All
Saints Chapel: c. 1895. Carpenter Gothic style
structure built as a mission chapel by Christ Episcopal
Church.
(809 Pollock St.)
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Lewis
Whitehurst House: c. 1814.
A variation on the Coastal Cottage form. A plain
two-story rear ell added after the Civil War was recently
moved away and now sits at
715 Craven as a separate house.
(403 Queen St.)
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Charles
S. Hollister House: c. 1912. The earlier house
(c. 1840) disappeared under the
Colonial Revival remodeling with the neoclassical portico
designed by popular architect,
Herbert Woodley Simpson.
(614 Craven Street)
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Marshall
Lane House: c. 1805-10. Remodeled 1850 by
father of John B. Lane, builder
of present Craven County Courthouse.
(516 Johnson St.)
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James
Riggs House: c. 1830-1840. This transitional
Federal-to-Greek Revival style
dwelling retains much of the original finishes at 2nd
& 3rd floor levels.
(223 Craven St.)
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| Mitchell-Stevenson
House: c. 1800; remodeled 1830-40. (211 Johnson
St.) top
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Jerkins-Richardson
House: c. 1848-49. One of the
lastest examples of a New Bern
side hall Federal house. Note captain's walk. (520 Craven St.)
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of page.. |
| New
Bern Academy. |
Fireman's
Museum. |
New
Bern Municipal Building: c.
1895-97. Originally used as the U.S. Post Office, a Courthouse,
and Customs House; tower added in 1910. Transferred to
the city in 1936.
(Corner of Craven St. and Pollock St.)
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of page.. |
Elks
Temple: c. 1908. New Bern's
tallest and most prominent commercial building employs
the classical Beaux Arts style.
(400 Pollock St.)
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Old
Methodist Parsonage: c. 1810-20.
remodeled 1850 & 1905. A small Federal building was
much altered during the 1840's when Centenary Methodist
Church was built next door and this became the parsonage.
In the early 1900's end chimneys were removed and a central
chimney and small portico were added.
(507 New St.)
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Stanly-Bishop
House: c. 1900-10. Enlarged
c. 1830-40 and 1920. The original four bay wide,
two-story
with attic form, one room deep house has been much altered.
From 1815 to 1831, it was owned by John Carruthers Stanly,
one of New Bern's most prominent free African Americans.
(501 New St.) top
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Oliver
House: c. 1790; enlarged c.
1810-20; moved 1958. This gambrel-roofed
house was originally located west of Tryon Palace.
(5 12 East Front St.)
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of page.. |
Meadows-Hahn
House: c. 1847. Simple Greek
Revival house. Remodeled c.
1900 in Second Empire style.
(212 Pollock St.)
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of page.. |
Patrick
Gordon House: c. 1771. Pre-Revolutionary gambrel
roofed Georgian house.
(213 Hancock St.)
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of page.. |
Charles
T. Watson House: c. 1882; remodeled
c. 1915. The Italianate style house interior finishes
are among the most lavish of the period. The monumental
portico dates back to c. 1915.
(516 Pollock St.) top
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Rich-Whitty
House: c. 1843. This small
Greek Revival home was enlarged during the late
Victorian period.
(212 Tryon Palace Dr.) top
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Cannon,
muzzle down in sidewalk, was
taken from the British warship, Lady Blessington,
during the Revolution by one of John Wright Stanley's privateers.
It has been used as the benchmark or measuring point from New Bern. |
Robert
Hancock House: c. 1845; remodeled
c. 1890. A transitional Federal-to-Greek
Revival house with Victorian embellishments was raised
on its foundations probably
to prevent damage from high water during hurricanes. (217
King St.)
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of page.. |
George
Slover House: c. 1894. An eclectic combination
of Queen Anne and Shingle styles.
(209 Johnson St.)
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of page.. |
| Samuel
Smallwood House and Garden: House c.1884;
remodeled in 1920s to present Colonial Revival style.
The cypress tree in the rear of the house-known as the
"Treaty Tree"-was the site of the signing of many Indian
and Revolutionary War treaties. (520 East Front St.)
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Burrus-Simmons
House: c. 1890. A large, late
Victorian house built by the Burrus
family and later owned by Senator Furnifold Simmons, a
powerful member of
Congress from 1901-1931.
(417 East Front St.)
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of page.. |
Silas
Statham House: c. 1800-10.
Small vernacular Federal cottage.
(816 Pollock St.)
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of page.. |
John
Wright Stanly House. |
| Simpson
Duffy House: c. 1845; moved 1983. Original
transitional Federal to Greek Revival house has been enlarged
and enhanced by numerous additions. (219 Pollock St.)
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Roberson-Chadwick
House: c. 1846-1848 remodeled
c. 1900. This side-hall plan, late Federal
frame house was moved back from the sidewalk line. (223
East Front St.)
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Stevens
Brick Block (Old City Hall):
c. 1816. Unique row of four brick stores; later converted
to
the City Hall and the present facade
c. 1900. (220-226 Craven St.) top
of page.. |
Thomas
Sparrow House: c. 1840-42.
Townhouse built by shipyard owner Thomas Sparrow.
(222 East Front St.)
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of page.. |
Sudan
Shrine Temple A.A.O.N.M.S.:
Jurisdiction is all of eastern North Carolina. Organized
in 1916, membership is now over 11,000.
(Corner of Broad and East Front St.)
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227
East Front St.: c. 1846-1850,
enlarged c. 1900 & 1940. The Federal-to-Greek Revival
side hall plan is hard to discern with the later addition.
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of page.. |
The
Baptist Parsonage: c. 1884-1885,
This center hall plan late Victorian house served as the
Baptist Parsonage until 1961. (304 Johnson St.)
top
of page.. |
St.
John's Masonic Lodge and Theatre:
c. 1801-09. Built by St. John's Lodge. Lodge room
retains fine original Federal woodwork.
( 516 Hancock St.)
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of page.. |
The
Coplon Building: c. 1929; 0. Marks Building;
c. 1915-16. This building was adoptively rehabilitated
to house offices and shops.
(233 Middle St.)
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of page.. |
Street-Ward
House: c. 1882; remodeled c. 1925. The original
house combined a typical late Victorian, cross-gabled
roof form with unusual pedimented hoods over each window.
(509 Pollock St)
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of page.. |
The
Peoples Bank (Bank of the Arts):
c. 1913. This former bank building has been transformed
into a repository for the arts. (317 Middle St.)
top
of page.. |
Edward
R. Stanly House and Dependency:
c. 1849. Greek Revival style cast iron grills over windows
are unusual. (502 Pollock St.)
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of page.. |
Thomas
McLin House: c. 1810-15; moved
in 1894. Federal style cottage unique in
New Bern for its strict symmetry and diminutive scale.
(507 Middle St.)
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of page.. |
Smith-Whitford
House: c. 1772-82. Probably
the work of architect-builder James Coor.
Remodeled c. 1875 -80. Georgian interiors remain intact.
(506 Craven St.)
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of page.. |
Ulysses
S. Mace House: c. 1884. One
of the town's most elaborate Italianate style houses;
built for Ulysses S.Mace, a druggist. (518 Broad St.)
top
of page.. |
Dawson-Clarke
House: c. 1807- 10; enlarged
c. 1820. Federal style house; double porches in popular
coastal style. (519 East Front St.)
top
of page.. |
Union
Point: Site selected in 1710
by Baron De Graffenried for government house; land purchased
from Indian chief King Taylor.
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Major
John Daves House: c. 1770. Georgian coastal
cottage; home of Revolutionary patriot. (313 George St.)
top of page.. |
W.
B. Blades House: c. 1903. Elaborate
Queen Anne house designed by
Herbert Woodley Simpson for lumber magnate W. B. Blades.
(602 Middle St.)
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of page.. |
Foy-Munger
House: c. 1881-82. Eclectic,
Victorian house with Queen Anne features
combined with Italianate brackets and sawn work. (516
Middle St.)
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of page.. |
Wade
Meadows House: c. 1843 remodeled in 1885 in
the Second Empire style. Cast iron crest on Mansard roof
and iron fence are notable surviving features. (214 Tryon
Palace Dr.)
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Attmore-Wadsworth
House: c. 1855. Unusual one-story
Italianate style house; enlarged in the 20th century.
(515 Broad St.)
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New
Bern
During
those early days, New Bern's central coastal location served
as a convenient meeting place for the North Carolina colonial
assembly. In 1770 Royal Governor William Tryon completed his
estate, and the city became North Carolina's first permanent
capital. Tryon Palace, so nicknamed by nineteenth century
historians, was hailed in its day as one of the most beautiful
and distinguished buildings in colonial America. It served
as both a colonial assembly hall and the governor's residence.
Tryon Palace is one of North Carolina's leading tourist attractions.
President George Washington visited New Bern in 1791.
The town's "exports consist of tobacco, pork, but principally
of naval stores and lumber," he wrote during his two-day
stay. He commented on the town's "exceedingly good
lodgings" and the hospitality shown by the townspeople
who staged "a public dinner and ... a dancing assembly
in the evening."
Founded
in 1710 at the confluence of the Trent and Neuse rivers, New
Bern was settled by Swiss and German adventurers led by Baron
Christopher de Graffenried from Bern, Switzerland. New Bern
is the second oldest town in the state. Royal Governor William
Tryon made this seaport his colonial capitol and residence,
Tryon Palace, was built in 1770.
New
Bern