Record #:

3948

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The five-year restoration of the John Hay House, ca. 1805, at Tryon Palace Historic Site in New Bern is complete. The house stands on its original Eden Street location. Hay, a native of Scotland and a skilled artisan, came to New Bern around 1800. The house will be used to interpret his life.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 46 Issue 6, Nov 1998, p137-140, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--New Bern; New Bern--Buildings, structures, etc.; Robert Hay House (New Bern); Hay, Robert, ca. 1754-1850