John Hawks ( – February 16, 1790) was a British-born American architect remembered as the dominant force in
North Carolinian
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architecture for two decades, and a major designer of some of
New Bern
New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...
's most notable structures. He also served as the first auditor of North Carolina from 1784 until his death.
Biography
Hawks was born in England, c. 1731. He died at New Bern, North Carolina, on February 16, 1790.
Buildings
Several of Hawks's buildings are listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
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(NRHP).
*
Coor House, built 1767, 501 E. Front St.,
New Bern, North Carolina
New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...
, NRHP-listed
[
* Governor's Palace, built 1770, 501 E. Front St., ]New Bern, North Carolina
New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...
* Stanly House, built ca. 1779, 307 George St., New Bern, North Carolina
New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...
, NRHP-listed[
* One or more works in ]Edenton Historic District
Edenton Historic District is a national historic district located at Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 342 contributing buildings, 4 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures. It includes several building ...
, roughly bounded by E. & W. Freemason, S. Oakum, E. & W. Water, and Mosely Sts. Edenton, North Carolina
Edenton is a town in, and the county seat of, Chowan County, North Carolina, United States, on Albemarle Sound. The population was 4,397 at the 2020 census. Edenton is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. In recent years Edenton has be ...
, NRHP-listed[
]
See also
* List of people with gout
References
External links
; Official
John Hawks Papers
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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; General information
John Hawks
at ''NCpedia''
John Hawks
at ''North Carolina Architects & Builders''
Year of birth uncertain
1731 births
1790 deaths
18th-century American architects
18th-century Anglicans
18th-century American Episcopalians
18th-century English architects
British emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies
Deaths in North Carolina
People of colonial North Carolina
State Auditors of North Carolina
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