Here’s a modern structure. Can you figure out what it is, and where it is located? If so, send your ideas to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include your hometown.
Mary Green of Milton recognized Tyron Palace in New Bern, N.C. “It is a 1950s-era reconstruction of the first permanent capital of North Carolina. The original structure was destroyed by fire in 1798.” The photo was taken recently by Thomas McBrayer of Raleigh, N.C., the nephew of Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill.
Others recognizing the mystery were George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Allen Peel of San Antonio, Tex.; Lou Camerio of Lilburn; and Jay Altman of Columbia, S.C., who wrote: “Tryon Palace, also called the Governor’s House and the Governor’s Palace, is a two-story building located in the eastern part of New Bern. The building is a faithful reconstruction of the original 1770 residence built by architect John Hawks.
“Serving as the official offices of the British governors of North Carolina from 1770 until the American Revolution, the original building was seized by provincial militia in 1775. The palace was the site of the first few sessions of the state legislature following the 1783 treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution, and served as the state house until 1792 when the capital was relocated to Raleigh.”
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: ebrack2@gmail.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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