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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 .
Ruth Louise Coltrane was born on October 15, 1891, in Concord, North Carolina. Her father, a Civil War veteran, founded the Concord National Bank, North Carolina's oldest national bank. [1] She graduated summa cum laude from Greensboro College in 1911 with a degree in history, marking the beginning of a lifelong passion for the subject. [2]
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, North Carolina.Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.
Tryon was not immediately promoted to governor as expected but assumed the position after Dobbs's death the following year. From 1766 to 1767, Hawks and Tryon worked to plan an "edifice", later dubbed Tryon Palace, in New Bern. The building would serve both as a governor's mansion and a meeting place for the North Carolina General Assembly.
Barker House (Edenton, North Carolina) Beaufort Historic Site; Bellamy Mansion; Biltmore Estate; Blandwood Mansion and Gardens; John Blue House (Laurinburg, North Carolina) Boggan-Hammond House and Alexander Little Wing; Bonner House (Bath, North Carolina) Buckner Hill House; Burgwin-Wright House
Bryan House and Office is a historic home and office building located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built between 1804 and 1806 on the grounds of the original Tryon Palace. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, three-bay, side-hall plan Federal style brick dwelling. The house was modernized and a rear wing added in 1840.
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The Cherokees gave Tryon the name of "Wolf" for his dealings in setting a boundary for them in the western part of the colony. [2] Tryon County, New York and Tryon County, North Carolina were both named for him (though later renamed). The town of Tryon, North Carolina; Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina; Tryon, Prince Edward Island