The Carmon House, Craven County, NC

The Carmon House, circa 1850.

It is believed that Washington Carmon (1808-1866) built the original Greek revival section of this old home and that the house withstood significant damage during the Civil War. Carmon was the owner of a large Herring fishery located nearby on the Neuse River.

Over time, this Greek Revival house was extensively altered and added onto. Around the turn of the century, the large portion built off of the left side of the house was added creating the L-plan structure that now exists.

The McLawhorn family purchased the house around 1926 and moved it from about a 1/2 mile east of where she sits today.

I have been in love with this house for years! I'm so glad I found a little information about it! Info taken from the Historical Architecture of New Bern and Craven County dated 1988.