Coor-Gaston House

Coor-Gaston House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coor-Gaston House, November 2012
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Location	421 Craven St., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°6′32″N77°2′18″W / 35.10889°N 77.03833°W / 35.10889; -77.03833
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	c. 1767 (1767)
Architect	Coor, James
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	72000940 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 1, 1972

Coor-Gaston House, also known as the Judge William Gaston House, is a historic home located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built in 1774, as determined by dendrochronology, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, "L"-plan, Georgian style frame dwelling with a gable roof. It features a two-tier porch enclosed by Chinese trellis railings and supported by Doric order pillars. It was the home of Congressman and jurist William Gaston (1778-1844). ^[2]

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

James Coor (1737–1795) built the house soon after 1767. After his death it was owned by his heirs until bought by William Gaston in 1818. ^{[3] [1] [4]}

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Survey Planning Unit Staff (September 1971). "Coor-Gaston House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
3. Carraway, Gertrude (1979). "James Coor". NCPedia.
4. Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-125, " Judge William Gaston House, 421 Craven Street, New Bern, Craven County, NC ", 2 photos