Bonner House (Bath, North Carolina) Explained

Bonner House
Partof:Bath Historic District
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:Front St., Bath, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.4722°N -76.8136°W
Built:1835
Added:February 26, 1970
Refnum:70000438
Partof Refnum:70000437

Bonner House is a historic home located at Bath, Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was built about 1835, and is a two-story frame dwelling with a one-story wing and rear shed addition. It sits on a brick pier foundation and has a side-hall plan. It is on land once owned by John Lawson (1674? – 1711), explorer and founder of Bath.[1]

It is a contributing property in the NRHP-listed Bath Historic District, also known as Historic Bath, and is now an 1830s period historic house museum. The mid-18th century period Palmer-Marsh House can also be toured.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1970.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John B. Wells, III. Bonner House . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 1971. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.