John Hawks (architect)

John Hawks ( – February 16, 1790) was a British-born American architect remembered as the dominant force in North Carolinian architecture for two decades, and a major designer of some of New Bern's most notable structures. He also served as the first auditor of North Carolina from 1784 until his death.

Biography

Hawks was born in England, c. 1731. He died at New Bern, North Carolina, on February 16, 1790.

Buildings

Several of Hawks's buildings are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Coor House, built 1767, 501 E. Front St., New Bern, North Carolina, NRHP-listed

Governor's Palace, built 1770, 501 E. Front St., New Bern, North Carolina

Stanly House, built ca. 1779, 307 George St., New Bern, North Carolina, NRHP-listed One or more works in Edenton Historic District, roughly bounded by E. & W. Freemason, S. Oakum, E. & W. Water, and Mosely Sts. Edenton, North Carolina, NRHP-listed

References

External links

John Hawks at NCpedia

John Hawks at North Carolina Architects & Builders

John Hawks Papers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Year of birth uncertain

1731 births

1790 deaths

18th-century American architects

18th-century Anglicans

18th-century American Episcopalians

18th-century English architects

British emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies

Deaths in North Carolina

People of colonial North Carolina

State Auditors of North Carolina