First Presbyterian Church and Churchyard explained

First Presbyterian Church and Churchyard
Coordinates:35.1097°N -77.0403°W
Built:1820
Architect:Uriah Sandy, Daniel D. Merrill
Added:February 1, 1972
Refnum:72000942

First Presbyterian Church and Churchyard is a historic Presbyterian church on New Street between Middle and Hancock Streets in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built in 1820, and is a rectangular frame church building with two tiers of windows. It features a tetrastyle pedimented Ionic order portico and projecting four stage tower topped by an arcaded octagonal belfry.[1] During the Civil War, the church was converted into a military hospital by the Union forces.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey and Planning Unit Staff. First Presbyterian Church and Churchyard. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1971. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.
  2. Book: Federal Writers' Project. The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. 1938. Works Progress Administration. 114.

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