Gibbs House (Beaufort, North Carolina) Explained

Gibbs House
Location:903 Front St., Beaufort, North Carolina
Coordinates:34.7139°N -76.6594°W
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:March 14, 1973
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:73001302

Gibbs House is a historic home located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was built about 1851, and is a two-story, five bay by four bay, nearly square Greek Revival style dwelling. It features a two-tier porch with four paneled posts. The house was used in the 1880s by marine scientists from the Johns Hopkins University. The Johns Hopkins Seaside Laboratory operated here for some ten years, probably the first school of marine biology in the United States.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Notes and References

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