{"nrhp_refnum":"72000943","name":"Hawks House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"306 Hancock St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Bern","county":"Craven County","state":"NC","lat":35.10771920600007,"lon":-77.04112690399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-03-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half story gambrel-roof frame dwelling at 306 Hancock Street in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, dating stylistically to between 1780 and 1810.","why_significant":"The house is one of a small number of surviving gambrel structures in the area and has unusual, dissimilar chimneys and well-executed Federal interiors. It remains little changed from the period when the Hawks family, prominent in North Carolina for three generations, lived there. Its owners included Francis Hawks, son of Tryon Palace architect John Hawks.","narrative":"Standing almost directly on Hancock Street in New Bern, this one-and-a-half story frame house has a gambrel roof, six bays across the front and five shed dormers. Its chimneys differ: a double-shoulder exterior end chimney on the south side is unusual locally, while a pair of exposed-face interior chimneys on the north side is a hallmark of New Bern building. Inside, an elliptical arch with a molded keystone and pilasters with pierced gouge work gives the hall an elaborate Federal touch, and the mantels show Adamesque design. Stylistic evidence places the completed house between 1780 and 1810, with the southern end likely the earlier section. The lot was granted in 1746 and passed through several owners before Francis Hawks bought it in 1807. He served as customs collector for the port and held the house until his death in 1832. His son Francis Lister Hawks became an Episcopal bishop and historian of North Carolina. The house remains remarkably unchanged from the Hawks family's occupancy.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal interiors; gambrel-roof frame dwelling","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and altered; used as a private residence and now a multiple dwelling, on its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.564683-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/7197/47719726/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/72000943.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000943/3ddc2d647a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000943/3ddc2d647a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cecouchman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HawksHouse_5963.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cecouchman</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HawksHouse_5963.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719726","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawks_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18151524"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/craven-county/hawks-house-72000943/"}