{"nrhp_refnum":"73001322","name":"Gull Harbor","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"514 E. Front St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Bern","county":"Craven County","state":"NC","lat":35.11016192500006,"lon":-77.03526338299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Gull Harbor is a two-and-one-half-story frame side-hall-plan house at 514 East Front Street in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, on a point of land between the street and the Neuse River. It dates from the early nineteenth century, around 1810 to 1818.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a starkly simple Federal house that is a striking element of the Neuse waterfront, visible from both land and water. Possibly built as an overseer's house or, by local tradition, a warehouse, it bridges the gap between the elegant Federal mansions of wealthy ship owners and merchants and the small cottages of artisans and tradesmen. Its site also has a long association with ferries and river trade.","narrative":"Gull Harbor is a frame house at 514 East Front Street in New Bern, set on a small point of land where the street meets the Neuse River. Rising two and one-half stories over a paneled brick foundation, it has a side-hall plan, a gable roof with three pedimented dormers, and simple Federal interior finishes, including sunburst mantels and a stair with wave-pattern brackets. Its origins are uncertain. Local tradition says it was converted from a warehouse, and an 1818 deed mentioned commercial development but no dwelling. Early owners included the merchant and ship owner Eli Smallwood, and Sarah Tillman is credited by tradition with naming it and turning it into a residence. The Justice family held it until 1952. A restoration in the mid-1960s kept changes minimal. The house is valued as a plain Federal building that fills the gap between merchants' mansions and artisans' cottages, and as a visible landmark on the Neuse waterfront.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and occupied as a private residence; restored in the mid-1960s, with a rear wing added after 1952.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.569373-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/0/7197/47719700/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/73001322.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001322/f4d7205043-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001322/f4d7205043-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tradewinds","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gull_Harbor.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:Gull_Harbor.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719700","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull_Harbor_(New_Bern,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18151203"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/craven-county/gull-harbor-73001322/"}