View, Tryon Palace, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
Tryon Palace (New Bern, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, Tryon Palace, 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-75-1-49
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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New Bern (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
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: Tryon Palace (New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Hawks, John (Architect) more info on Hawks, John (Architect)
- Architect:
- Perry, William Graves more info on Perry, William Graves, architect
- Built:
- Street:
- 610 Pollock Street
- Community:
- New Bern
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 28562
- Provenance note:
- The structure was North Carolina's colonial capitol and residence of Governor William Tryon. The Palace was reconstructed by the Tryon Palace Commission.
- Architectural note:
- Working together, Governor Tryon and architect John Hawks settled on a Georgian edifice in the Palladian manner for the colony's public building. The 2 1/2 story main block is centered on a pavilion with both land and water side entrances.
- Historical note:
- The original building burned in 1798, destroying most of the structure except for the west wing, and from 1952 to 1959, the Palace was reconstructed in its current form.
- General note:
- For full sets and explanations of Hawks's drawings for Tryon Palace, see Alonzo T. Dill, Jr., "Tryon's Palace, A Neglected Niche of North Carolina History," North Carolina Historical Review, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Apr. 1942).
- Location:
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New Bern (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Capitols
Historic buildings
Historic sites
North Carolina -- History
Palaces
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.107184, -77.043383