{"nrhp_refnum":"73001324","name":"Mace, Ulysses S., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"518 Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Bern","county":"Craven County","state":"NC","lat":35.108778452000024,"lon":-77.04246984699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-06-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Italianate house at 518 Broad Street in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, built about 1884-1885 for druggist Ulysses S. Mace.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a late Italianate building with heavy sawn wood ornament and projecting demi-hexagonal bays, standing stylistically alone in New Bern. Its original trim is sound, and it is considered one of the most picturesque late nineteenth century houses in the city. The interior is also notable for its marble mantels, plaster ceiling ornament, and connecting arches with shell cupboards.","narrative":"At 518 Broad Street in New Bern stands a two-story frame house built around 1884-1885 for Ulysses S. Mace, a druggist who bought the lot in March 1884. Deeds from 1885 refer to a new house built by Mace alongside an older Pearce house on the property. The house is a late Italianate design with a flat roof, a bracketed cornice with sawn scroll brackets, and demi-hexagonal pavilions on the front and side. Its complex, ornate form differs from the restrained rectangular houses typical of New Bern. Inside, a curved freestanding stair rises from the center hall, and the first floor has marble mantels, plaster medallions, segmental arches, and shell-carved cupboards in the dining room. The Mace estate rented the house until 1920, when it was sold and later passed to the Wadsworth family. Changes since then were minor: a Georgian Revival library mantel and a glassed-in porch. The nomination called it stylistically unique in the city.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1885)","architect_builder":"Built by Ulysses S. Mace (attribution based on deeds and local tradition)","architectural_style":"Late Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Private residence, occupied at the time of nomination; described as in good condition though in need of paint.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.677612-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/7197/47719712/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/73001324.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001324/3a605e9945-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001324/3a605e9945-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tradewinds","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ulysses_S._Mace.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:Ulysses_S._Mace.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719712","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Mace_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18153922"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/craven-county/mace-ulysses-s-house-73001324/"}