York-Gordon House Explained

York-Gordon House
Location:213 Hancock St., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.1036°N -77.0436°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Georgian, Federal
Added:June 18, 1973
Refnum:73001328

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 -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.[1]

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

Notes and References

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