{"nrhp_refnum":"72000953","name":"Taylor, Isaac, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"228 Craven St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Bern","county":"Craven County","state":"NC","lat":35.10542780600008,"lon":-77.03799799299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-12-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick side-hall-plan town house at 228 Craven Street in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, built for merchant Isaac Taylor, who bought the lot in 1792; it was probably complete by 1796.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the earliest known brick house in the Federal style in New Bern and the only three-story house among the city's fine Federal side-hall-plan brick dwellings. It is further distinguished by its handsome Federal interiors with Adamesque woodwork. It also had notable Civil War use as Union regimental headquarters.","narrative":"Built in the 1790s at 228 Craven Street in New Bern, this brick town house was home to Isaac Taylor, a Scottish-born merchant, ship owner and planter. Taylor bought the lot in 1792, and the house was probably finished by 1796. It rises three stories plus attic over a full basement, with Flemish bond brickwork, a gable roof and a Tuscan-pilastered entrance with a pediment. Inside, each floor has two rooms opening onto a side hall, and the woodwork shows the Adamesque style, with a transverse hall arch, applied molding and carved mantels. The second-floor drawing room is especially elaborate. The nomination describes it as the earliest known Federal-style brick house in New Bern and the only three-story example among the city's side-hall-plan brick dwellings. During the Civil War, Union forces used it as regimental headquarters, and the facade has changed little since 1862 photographs. The attribution to John Hawks is considered highly unlikely.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal (Adamesque interiors)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition and used as a private residence; the form notes it is the only building in its immediate area that has kept its domestic use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.902873-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/7197/47719724/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/72000953.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000953/da5f616af2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000953/da5f616af2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tradewinds","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isaac_Taylor_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tradewinds</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:Isaac_Taylor_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719724","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Taylor_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18158647"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/craven-county/taylor-isaac-house-72000953/"}