411 E. Front St. Certificate of Appropriateness
Description
A request for additions to a contributing house and to the non-contributing garage in the Tertiary Area of Visual Concern went to public hearing. The outcome was not recorded in the materials available.
Impact summary
Adds living space to a historic riverfront home while matching its colonial revival/shingle-style character, and adds a second floor to the garage for storage or living use.
Applicant
- Address
- 411 E. Front St., New Bern, NCSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Historic Preservation Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 16, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Historic Preservation Commission - Sep 16, 2026
A west-side addition to the contributing 1925 shingle-and-brick house with matching materials and clipped-gable roof, plus a second floor on the non-contributing circa-1999 garage. The commission first formally deemed the garage non-contributing.
Historic Preservation Commission Design Review - Sep 2, 2026
A certificate of appropriateness application to add to a contributing house and contributing garage in the Tertiary AVC historic district was up for design review. No outcome was recorded.
Related issues (2)
Certificates of Appropriateness for Three Historic Properties
Property owners in the historic districts need a certificate of appropriateness before changing building exteriors. This batch covers porches, decks, sunscreens, an outdoor bar, and two demolition-and-rebuild infill houses.
East Front Street historic property alterations
Two contributing historic properties at 524 and 411 E. Front St. were up for design review — a remodel of an accessory building and additions to a house and garage. The decisions affect how much historic character in the Tertiary AVC district is preserved as owners update their properties.
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