Ad
related to: catawba north carolina history center tryon palace museum
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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 .
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
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Catawba 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. [1]
Catawba Historic District is a national historic district located at Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the rural village of Catawba.
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 ...
Catawba is located on the northeastern border of Catawba County. Its northeastern boundary is the shore of the Catawba River in Lake Norman.. North Carolina Highway 10 passes through the center of the town, leading north 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Exit 138 on Interstate 40 and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Newton.
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.
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.