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In October 2010, Tryon Palace opened the North Carolina History Center, a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m 2) facility on six acres. It features interactive technology and living history programs. It features interactive technology and living history programs.
Ruth Louise Coltrane was born on October 15, 1891, in Concord, North Carolina. Her father, a Civil War veteran, founded the Concord National Bank, North Carolina's oldest national bank. [1] She graduated summa cum laude from Greensboro College in 1911 with a degree in history, marking the beginning of a lifelong passion for the subject. [2]
A lifelong historian, Carraway helped found the Historic Preservation Society of North Carolina. In 1939, she discovered sets of John Hawks's plans for the original Tryon Palace, which greatly assisted with the restoration. She served as secretary of the Tryon Palace Commission from 1945 to 1956, then Restoration Director from 1956 to 1971.
1721. Wightman was a carpenter-turned-minister who moved to Newport as early as 1694, purchased the land from Nathaniel Coddington and built this house around 1721.
September 26, 1991 (NC 1526 south side, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) from NC 108: Mill Spring: 13: Lynncote: Lynncote: August 30, 2010 (3318 Lynn Rd. Tryon: 14: Lynncote Historic District
English: Title: Tryon Palace, North Carolina's First Colonial Capital, New Bern Physical description: 1 transparency : color ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller. Notes: Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.; Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film ...
Bryan House and Office is a historic home and office building located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built between 1804 and 1806 on the grounds of the original Tryon Palace. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, three-bay, side-hall plan Federal style brick dwelling. The house was modernized and a rear wing added in 1840.
John Hawks (c. 1731 – October 31, 1790) was an English-American architect active in the Province of North Carolina during the late colonial period. Born in Shipston-on-Stour, he worked under the Palladian architect Stiff Leadbetter. He accompanied William Tryon, the expectant governor of the Province of North Carolina, to New Bern in 1764.