Federal houses in New Bern
Federal architecture is a restrained classical manner with flat wall surfaces, fanlights over the door and delicate ornament around openings and mantels. It was current in the United States roughly from 1780 to 1830.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1790 to 1890. 10 stops, 1.4 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Gull Harbor514 E. Front St.Building · listed 1973start
- 2Eli Smallwood House524 E. Front St.Building · listed 1972413 ft from stop 1
- 3Jones-Jarvis House528 E. Front St.Building · listed 197373 ft from stop 2
- 4Masonic Temple and Theater516 Hancock St.Building · built 1802 · listed 19720.2 mi from stop 3
- 5William Hollister House613 Broad St.Building · listed 19720.3 mi from stop 4
- 6Stevenson House609-611 Pollock St.Building · built 1890 · listed 19710.2 mi from stop 5
- 7Bryan House and Office603-605 Pollock St.Building · built 1806 · listed 1972same block from stop 6
- 8Benjamin Smith House210 Hancock St.Building · built 1790 · listed 19720.1 mi from stop 7
- 9York-Gordon House213 Hancock St.Building · listed 19730.2 mi from stop 8
- 10Isaac Taylor House228 Craven St.Building · listed 19720.3 mi from stop 9
1.4 straight-line miles over 9 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 10 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in New Bern
- Houses and mansions in New Bern15 stops · 1.0 milesThe route links houses built between 1790 and 1904. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Churches and temples in New Bern11 stops · 2.0 milesThe route links churches built between 1802 and 1941. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
Local history books for New Bern
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Guidebooks to historic places in North Carolina
Tar Heel History On Foot Great Walks Through 400 Years Of North Carolinas Fascinating PastLynn Setzer, 2013Find at Bookshop.org
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.