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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 .
September 26, 1991 (NC 1526 south side, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) from NC 108: Mill Spring: 13: Lynncote: Lynncote: August 30, 2010 (3318 Lynn Rd. Tryon: 14: Lynncote Historic District
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.
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]
Tryon is a town in Polk County, on the southwestern border of North Carolina, United States.As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,562. [4] Located in the escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, today the area is affluent [5] and a center for outdoor pursuits, equestrian activity, and fine arts.
New construction is taking place at VanStory History Village, which is part of The NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction, on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
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.
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.