View, John Wright Stanly House, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina

John Wright Stanly House (New Bern, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
View, John Wright Stanly House, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
8 x 10 inches
Item identifier:
SHPO-N-72-4-193
Photographer:
Clark, C. E. more info on Clark, C. E. 
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
New Bern (N.C.)
Digital Project:
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: Stanly, John Wright House (New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
New Bern
State:
NC
Provenance note:
John Wright Stanly (trader and Revolutionary War blockade-runner), first owner
Architectural note:
The home is considered the finest late eighteenth century Georgian residence in the state. Tradition and circumstantial evidence suggest the home was designed by John Hawks.
General note:
Today the home is part of the Tryon Palace Historic Site
Location:
New Bern (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Houses
External Resources:
Asheville Farm School