Central Elementary School
National Register of Historic Places

Central Elementary School

New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
Listed
January 20, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
72000938

About this property

Central Elementary School is a pair of historic school buildings in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. The First New Bern Academy is located on New Street and was built about 1806. It is a two-story, Flemish bond brick building with a hipped roof and two interior ridge chimneys. It features a semicircular tetrastyle entrance porch with Tuscan order columns and a roof cupola. It has a rear addition dated to the late-19th century. The Second New Bern Academy was built in 1884 to replace the previous building. The buildings retained their educational functions until 1971. The 1806 building now houses a museum, while the 1884 building has been converted into apartments. The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Location

311-313 New St. and 517 Hancock St.
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
35.11024, -77.04119

Categories

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Sources

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When was Central Elementary School listed on the National Register?

Central Elementary School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Central Elementary School?

Central Elementary School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Central Elementary School is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1806.

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