Walking tours of New Bern
Federal is the label the register puts on more New Bern buildings than any other, 10 of them. Houses make up the largest group by what the buildings were for.
3 themed routes run through those listings. Of the routes below, one follows a single style and two follow one kind of building. A subject becomes a route only where the register holds enough of it close enough together to walk.
Every listing in New Bern → · 48 in all
The routes
- StyleFederal houses in New Bern10 stops · 1.4 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026Federal architecture is a restrained classical manner with flat wall surfaces, fanlights over the door and delicate ornament around openings and mantels. The New Bern examples on this route went up between 1790 and 1890.
- Building typeHouses and mansions in New Bern15 stops · 1.0 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026The route links houses built between 1790 and 1904. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Building typeChurches and temples in New Bern11 stops · 2.0 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026The route links churches built between 1802 and 1941. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
Every route holds at least ten stops and stays under two and a half miles. Routes are computed from the coordinates in the National Park Service National Register spatial data, and the distances are straight lines between stops. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.