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

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Item information

Repository:: State Archives of North Carolina
Collection:: Herbert Woodley Simpson papers, 1888-1941 (NCAR1596) held by State Archives of North Carolina
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Architect:: Simpson, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodley), 1870-1945 more info on Simpson, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodley), 1870-1945
Architect:: James Coor more info on Coor, James

Provenance note:: The home was originally constructed by James Coor, a local house-builder and real estate speculator, to serve as his home. In the early twentieth century the house was acquired by Edward K. Bishop, a merchant and wholesale grocer.
Architectural note:: The house's original appearance was that of a Georgian Revival style residence, but the renovations of 1904 transformed the structure into an example of Simpson's characteristic Southern Colonial style, complete with columns and a full one-story porch.
Historical note:: The home played host to such prominent visitors as President James Monroe and John C. Calhoun.
Location:: New Bern (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Houses
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.109295, -77.035677