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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]
[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
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
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.
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]
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.
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.