Coor-Bishop House Explained

Coor-Bishop House
Location:501 E. Front St., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.1092°N -77.0361°W
Built:, 1904-1908
Architect:John Hawks (orig)
Herbert W. Simpson (1904 remodel)
Builder:James Coor (orig)
Architecture:Classical Revival, Georgian
Added:November 9, 1972
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:72000939

Coor-Bishop House is a historic home located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. The original home was designed in the Georgian style by John Hawks and built about 1767. Between 1904 and 1908, the house was extensively remodeled to incorporate both Queen Anne and Georgian Revival concepts. The two-story frame dwelling features a high deck-on-hip roof, a projecting entrance pavilion, and a wide wraparound porch with Corinthian order columns.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey Planning Unit Staff. Coor-Bishop House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 1972. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.