View, Coor-Gaston House, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina

Coor-Gaston House (New Bern, N.C.)

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Item information

Repository:: North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
Collection:: State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) held by North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
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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.

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:: New Bern (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.108407, -77.038106