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York-Gordon House

Coordinates: 35°6′13″N 77°2′37″W / 35.10361°N 77.04361°W / 35.10361; -77.04361
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York-Gordon House
York-Gordon House, September 2012
York-Gordon House is located in North Carolina
York-Gordon House
York-Gordon House is located in the United States
York-Gordon House
Location213 Hancock St., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates35°6′13″N 77°2′37″W / 35.10361°N 77.04361°W / 35.10361; -77.04361
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Builtc. 1768 (1768)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.73001328[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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. The 1771 house is a 1+12-story, five-bay, frame dwelling with a gambrel roof and Georgian style design elements. A Federal chimneypiece replaced an earlier Georgian chimneypiece in the early 19 century. The house is sheathed in shiplap siding over brick-filled walls, 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.