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She played a pivotal role in the restoration of several historic sites, including North Carolina's first Governor's mansion: Tryon Palace in New Bern, the historic town of Bath, the Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, [2] [1] and Concord's history museum, Memorial Hall. [3] She was an original member of the Tryon Palace Commission and served for ...
Tryon Palace, also called the Governor's House and the Governor's Palace, is a two-story building located in the eastern part of New Bern, North Carolina.The building is a faithful reconstruction of the original 1770 residence built by architect John Hawks.
John Hawks (c. 1731 – October 31, 1790) was an English-American architect active in the Province of North Carolina during the late colonial period. Born in Shipston-on-Stour, he worked under the Palladian architect Stiff Leadbetter. He accompanied William Tryon, the expectant governor of the Province of North Carolina, to New Bern in 1764.
There’s Tryon Palace and next-door North Carolina History Center, a testament to the community’s heritage and savvy marketing IQ. (On a recent weekend, we met a couple visiting New Bern from ...
A lifelong historian, Carraway helped found the Historic Preservation Society of North Carolina. In 1939, she discovered sets of John Hawks's plans for the original Tryon Palace, which greatly assisted with the restoration. She served as secretary of the Tryon Palace Commission from 1945 to 1956, then Restoration Director from 1956 to 1971.
[3] Name on the Register [4] Image Date listed [5] Location City or town Description 1: Alston-DeGraffenried House: November 18, 1974 (West of Pittsboro off U.S. Route 64; also the northern side of U.S. Route 64, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) west of its junction with NC 1564
Other notable buildings include the Blair Hotel, Pilkington Drug Store / S & T' s Soda Shoppe, Justice Motor Company building (1949), St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church (1832), Pittsboro United Methodist Church (c. 1836), and Queen Anne style Henry H. Fike House (c. 1895). [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]
North of Tryon at junction of U.S. Route 176 and Harmon Field Rd. 35°13′20″N 82°15′04″W / 35.2222°N 82.2511°W / 35.2222; -82.2511 ( Seven Tryon