Coor-Bishop House

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Coor-Bishop House
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Coor-Bishop House, September 2012
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Location501 E. Front St., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°6′33″N77°2′10″W / 35.10917°N 77.03611°W / 35.10917; -77.03611
Arealess than one acre
Built1767 (1767), 1904-1908
Built byJames Coor (orig)
ArchitectJohn Hawks (orig)
Herbert W. Simpson (1904 remodel)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No. 72000939 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1972

Coor-Bishop House is a historic home located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. The original home was designed in the Georgian style by John Hawks and built about 1767. Between 1904 and 1908, the house was extensively remodeled to incorporate both Queen Anne and Georgian Revival concepts. The two-story frame dwelling features a high deck-on-hip roof, a projecting entrance pavilion, and a wide wraparound porch with Corinthian order columns. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Survey Planning Unit Staff (March 1972). "Coor-Bishop House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.