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New Bern Academy Museum

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New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
New Bern Academy Museum
Phone:
+1 252-636-4087

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday10am - 4pm
Tuesday10am - 4pm
Wednesday10am - 4pm
Thursday10am - 4pm
Friday10am - 4pm
Saturday10am - 4pm


Tryon Palace was the official residence and administrative headquarters of the British governors of North Carolina from 1770 to 1775, at which time it was known as the Governor's Palace. Located in New Bern, the palace was often at the center of state occasions and royal hospitality. The residence was seized by rebel troops in 1775. Shortly after the state capital was relocated to Raleigh in 1792, the main building burned to the ground. A modern recreation faithful to the original architect's plans and some period appropriate support structures were erected on the site in the 1950s and opened to the public in 1959. The palace garden was also recreated, with 16 acres of plantings, representing three centuries of landscape and gardening heritage. Today, the palace is a state historic site.
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