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Benjamin Smith House
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National Register of Historic Places

Benjamin Smith House

Listed as “Smith, Benjamin, House”

On the National Register since 197254 years
Side-Hall-PlanListed 1972New Bern
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About Benjamin Smith House

Benjamin Smith House, at 210 Hancock St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 13, 1972. The Register lists it for its military and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Side-Hall-Plan, as it does for 1 other North Carolina listings. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in North Carolina, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 36 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1790 to today

  1. 1790Built
  2. 1972Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 54 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

210 Hancock St., New Bern · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Benjamin Smith HouseStart here
  2. 2Bryan House and OfficeFederal · Built 1806 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Stevenson HouseFederal · Built 1890 · next door
  4. 4John Wright Stanly HouseBuilt 1779 · next door
  5. 5Rhem-Waldrop HouseRenaissance Revival · next door
Around it

34 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BYork-Gordon HouseBuilding0.2 miBHarvey MansionBuilding0.2 miBIsaac Taylor HouseSide-Hall-Plan0.2 miDNew Bern Historic District (Boundary Increase) (Additional Documentation)Greek Revival0.2 miOBaxter ClockObject0.2 miBNew Bern Municipal BuildingRomanesque Revival0.2 miBChrist Episcopal Church and Parish HouseGothic Revival · Built 18240.2 miBHawks HouseBuilding0.2 miBFirst Church of Christ, ScientistTemple-Form0.2 miBAttmore-Oliver HouseCenter-Hall Plan · Built 17900.2 miBEdward R. Stanly HouseRenaissance Revival0.2 miBUlysses S. Mace HouseItalianate0.2 miBFirst Baptist ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18480.3 miBCentenary Methodist ChurchRomantic Eclecticism0.3 miBCoor-Gaston HouseModified L-Plan0.3 miBWilliam Hollister HouseFederal0.3 miBSt. Paul's Roman Catholic ChurchBuilding0.3 miBFirst Presbyterian Church and ChurchyardBuilt 18200.3 mi
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BTisdale-Jones HouseCenter-Hall Plan0.3 miBCentral Elementary SchoolBuilding0.3 miBIsaac H. Smith Jr. HouseCraftsman · Built 19240.3 miBCoor-Bishop HouseQueen Anne · Built 19040.4 miBSmith-Whitford HouseGeorgian0.4 miBJerkins-Duffy HouseFederal0.4 miBThomas Jerkins HouseItalianate0.4 miBSt. Peter's AME Zion ChurchGothic · Built 19230.4 miBMasonic Temple and TheaterBuilt 18020.4 miBBlades HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBGull HarborFederal0.5 miBSlover-Bradham HouseRenaissance Revival0.5 miBEli Smallwood HouseFederal0.5 miBJones-Jarvis HouseFederal0.5 miBEbenezer Presbyterian ChurchGothic · Built 19240.5 miBCedar Street Recreation CenterModern Movement · Built 19520.5 mi

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Questions about Benjamin Smith House

Is Benjamin Smith House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 13, 1972 (Register number 72000949).

Is Benjamin Smith House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Benjamin Smith House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Benjamin Smith House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 36 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47719750 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.