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Thomas Jerkins House
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National Register of Historic Places

Thomas Jerkins House

Listed as “Jerkins, Thomas, House”

On the National Register since 197254 years
ItalianateListed 1972New Bern
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About Thomas Jerkins House

Thomas Jerkins House, at 305 Johnson St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 18, 1972. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 204 other North Carolina listings. 23 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 · 34 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

305 Johnson St., New Bern · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Thomas Jerkins HouseStart here
  2. 2Blades HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3Masonic Temple and TheaterBuilt 1802 · next door
  4. 4First Presbyterian Church and ChurchyardBuilt 1820 · next door
  5. 5St. Paul's Roman Catholic ChurchBuilding · next door
Around it

36 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BCentenary Methodist ChurchRomantic Eclecticism0.1 miBCoor-Gaston HouseModified L-Plan0.1 miBSmith-Whitford HouseGeorgian0.1 miBCentral Elementary SchoolBuilding0.1 miBJerkins-Duffy HouseFederal0.1 miBSlover-Bradham HouseRenaissance Revival0.1 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 miBCoor-Bishop HouseQueen Anne · Built 19040.2 miBTisdale-Jones HouseCenter-Hall Plan0.2 miBGull HarborFederal0.2 miBIsaac H. Smith Jr. HouseCraftsman · Built 19240.2 miBEli Smallwood HouseFederal0.2 mi
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BJones-Jarvis HouseFederal0.2 miOBaxter ClockObject0.3 miBWilliam Hollister HouseFederal0.3 miBSt. Peter's AME Zion ChurchGothic · Built 19230.3 miBHarvey MansionBuilding0.4 miBIsaac Taylor HouseSide-Hall-Plan0.4 miBBenjamin Smith HouseSide-Hall-Plan · Built 17900.4 miBBryan House and OfficeFederal · Built 18060.4 miBStevenson HouseFederal · Built 18900.4 miBJohn Wright Stanly HouseBuilt 17790.4 miBRhem-Waldrop HouseRenaissance Revival0.4 miBEbenezer Presbyterian ChurchGothic · Built 19240.4 miBCedar Street Recreation CenterModern Movement · Built 19520.4 miStCedar Grove CemeteryBuilt 18000.4 miBYork-Gordon HouseBuilding0.5 miDNew Bern Historic District (Boundary Increase) (Additional Documentation)Greek Revival0.5 miDNew Bern Historic District (Boundary Increase II)District0.5 miBFirst Missionary Baptist ChurchGothic0.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Ulysses S. Mace House0.2 mi away
New Bern Historic District0.7 mi away
Foscue and Simmons Plantations10.3 mi away
Trenton Historic District18.3 mi away

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Questions about Thomas Jerkins House

Is Thomas Jerkins House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 18, 1972 (Register number 72000945).

Is Thomas Jerkins House a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Thomas Jerkins 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 Thomas Jerkins House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 34 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 47719710 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.