York-Gordon House
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York-Gordon House | |
 York-Gordon House, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 213 Hancock St., New Bern, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°6′13″N 77°2′37″W / 35.10361°N 77.04361°WCoordinates: 35°6′13″N 77°2′37″W / 35.10361°N 77.04361°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | c. 1768 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference # | 73001328[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1973 |
York-Gordon House, more accurately known as the Patrick and Mary Gordon house, is a historic dwelling located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built in 1771, as documented by a letter from Patrick Gordon to William Hooper. Early title research suggested that the house was much older and belonged to Susan York; she evidently lived in an earlier house on this site; her house was probably destroyed in the great storm of 1769 (List of North Carolina hurricanes (pre-1900)). The 1771 house is a 1 1/2-story, five bay, frame dwelling with a gambrel roof and Georgian style design elements. A Federal chimneypiece replaced an earlier one in the best room in the early 19C. The house is sheathed in shiplap siding and rests on a brick over ballast stone foundation and features a full-width, one-story shed-roof porch, which was added 1786, based on estate records.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Survey Planning Unit Staff (May 1972). "York-Gordon House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
