John A. Cuthbert House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Cuthbert House Inn
Street Address:
1203 Bay St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-1153
Control Number:
U/13/025-1153
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 771A 0000
Date Surveyed:
July 8 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1800
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2.5
Construction Method:
frame
Roof Shape:
hip
Porch Width:
entrance bay only
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
2 story framed structure raised on brick piers. Main 5 bay facade faces Beaufort River to S. Federal style doorcase has fanlight and side lights. 2 story tiered porch raised on brick piers is 3 bays wide with well detailed Roman Doric columns in two stag
Alterations:
There are indications that the front section of the present house was moved c.1840. Subsequently, additional rooms were added N. and the roof reconfigured. After purchase by D.C. Wilson wing added north and S. porch extended right and left.
Historical Information:
The front portion of the house appears from structural investigation to have been built circa 1810 and to have undergone significant remodeling in the late 1830s or early 1840s. In 1862 property left to Sarah B. Cuthbert by will of her mother Mary B. Stu
Source of Historical Information:
National Archives, RG 58, Direct Tax Claims. Historic Beaufort Foundation historic sites survey file. "The John A. Cuthbert House, An Architectural Appraisal," Colin Brooker, 1995.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort