Jacob Henry House

Historic house in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Jacob Henry House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Jacob Henry House, September 2012
34°43′4″N 76°40′4″W / 34.71778°N 76.66778°W / 34.71778; -76.66778
Area	less than one acre
Built	1794 (1794)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	73001303^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 7, 1973

Jacob Henry House is a historic home located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was built about 1794, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, four bay by four bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It rests on a high foundation of ballast stone and has a two-tier, full-width front porch. It was the home of Jacob Henry, who in 1809 entered into a debate over his right as a Jew to hold state office.^[2] Henry served in the North Carolina legislature in 1808 and 1809.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (April 1973). "Jacob Henry House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
^ Eisner, Eric (2021). ""Hebrews in Favor of the South": Jews, Race, and the North Carolina State Convention of 1861-1862" (PDF). Southern Jewish History. 24: 5.