Palmer-Marsh House
Historic house in North Carolina, United States in Bath, North Carolina. Built 1744. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Palmer-Marsh House is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark on Main Street south of Carteret Street in Bath, North Carolina. Built in 1751, it is one of the oldest residences in North Carolina, and is a well-preserved example of a large colonial town house. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. It is now a North Carolina state historic site, and is open for tours.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Main St., S of NC 92, Bath, NC |
| County | Beaufort County |
| Listed | Feb 26, 1970 |
| Reference number | 70000439 |
| Built | 1744 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Main St., S of NC 92, Bath, NC |
| Coordinates | 35.47683, -76.81383 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Cape Lookout National Seashore · 52 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Flanners Beach Campground 35 mi |
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Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000439. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.