View, Coor-Gaston House, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
Coor-Gaston House (New Bern, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, Coor-Gaston House, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Houses
- Original Format:
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Black and white print (photograph)
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 inches
- Item identifier:
- SHPO-N-71-1-4103
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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New Bern (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides, which provide access to documentation on hundreds of buildings and structures in North Carolina dating from the 1700s to the early 1900s.
Source information
- Repository:
- North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
- Collection:
- State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) held by North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. For general information see their website (http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/).
- Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Coor-Gaston House (New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- James Coor more info on Coor, James
- Built:
- Street:
- 421 Craven Street
- Community:
- New Bern
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 28560
- Provenance note:
- James Coor (political figure), first owner; William Gaston (lawyer, member of Congress, and judge in the North Carolina Supreme Court), nineteenth century owner
- Architectural note:
- The house displays the unusual combination of Chinese trellis porch railings, a brick and shell foundation, and an interior finished with Georgian detailing. The house was enlarged circa 1850.
- Historical note:
- The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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New Bern (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.108407, -77.038106