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Attmore–Oliver House

Coordinates: 35°6′30″N 77°2′31″W / 35.10833°N 77.04194°W / 35.10833; -77.04194
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Attmore–Oliver House
Attmore–Oliver House
Attmore–Oliver House is located in North Carolina
Attmore–Oliver House
Attmore–Oliver House is located in the United States
Attmore–Oliver House
LocationNew Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates35°6′30″N 77°2′31″W / 35.10833°N 77.04194°W / 35.10833; -77.04194
Built1790
NRHP reference No.72000932[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1972

The Attmore–Oliver House is a building on the National Register of Historic Places in New Bern, North Carolina. It is on 511 Broad Street and in the New Bern National Historic District. It was originally built in 1790 and enlarged around 1834. The house is white and features three stories and a large porch in both the front and the back.

The house is owned by the New Bern Historical Society and is used for Society functions. It no longer operates as a house museum. Limited displays are open for self-guided tours by appointment.[2]

The house is also supposedly one of the most haunted houses in New Bern.[3]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "New Bern Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-03-18. New Bern Historical Society: Attmore–Oliver House
  3. ^ Manley, Roger. Weird Carolinas: Your Guide to North and South Carolina's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets. NYC: Sterling Publishing, 2007. p 195. ISBN 978-1-4027-3939-2.
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