229 Front St., Beaufort, North Carolina. County/parish: Carteret.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 07, 1973. NRIS 73001303.
1 contributing building.
Jacob Henry House is a historic home located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was built about 1794, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, four bay by four bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It rests on a high foundation of ballast stone and has a two-tier, full-width front porch. It was the home of Jacob Henry, who in 1809 entered into a debate over his right as a Jew to hold state office. Henry served in the North Carolina legislature in 1808 and 1809.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719420