Built 1820 Opened 1820 Added to NRHP 1 February 1972 | NRHP Reference # 72000942 Area 4,047 m² | |
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Location New St. between Middle and Hancock Sts., New Bern, North Carolina Architect Sandy, Uriah; Merrill, Daniel D. | ||
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. During the Civil War, the church was converted into a military hospital by the Union forces.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
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