Record #:

3774

Author(s):

Green, John B.

Abstract:

John Harvey, a prosperous New Bern merchant, built one of the first brick houses there in the 1790s. This was a rare thing, since most houses, great and small, were wooden. The family held the house until the 1870s. It has had several uses since, including a boarding house.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Nov 1997, p3-11, bibl

Subject(s):

Harvey, John, d. 1828; Harvey Mansion (New Bern); Historic houses--New Bern