Jones-Jarvis House

Jones-Jarvis House
Jones-Jarvis House, September 2012
Location 528 E. Front St., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°6′40″N 77°2′11″W / 35.11111°N 77.03639°W / 35.11111; -77.03639Coordinates: 35°6′40″N 77°2′11″W / 35.11111°N 77.03639°W / 35.11111; -77.03639
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built c. 1810 (1810)
Built by Dewey, John
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 73001323[1]
Added to NRHP April 11, 1973

Jones-Jarvis House, also known as General Foster's Headquarters and Jarvis-Slover House, is a historic home located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built about 1810, and is a 2 1/2-story, three bay, side-hall plan, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a one-story brick and frame rear wing. During the American Civil War, General John G. Foster moved into this house, and it served first as his residence and later as part of the headquarters of the Eighteenth Army Corps.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Survey Planning Unit Staff (April 1972). "Jones-Jarvis House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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