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The Architectural History of Jones County, North Carolina
by Christina R. Moon. Published in 2016.
The Architectural History of Jones County, North Carolina
by Christina R. Moon. Published in 2016.
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This limited edition, hardcover, 500 plus page book features homes, churches, and buildings along with historical information detailing the different areas in Jones County. It represents a twenty year effort of the JCHS along with the assistance of local and state groups and people to make the book possible. About twenty percent of the homes documented are no longer standing, making this a valuable resource for present and future generations researching the rich, cultural heritage of the area.
Mr. Charley Jones is the JCHS president and Dennis Jones is the local book coordinator and one of the main driving forces that has focused the effort and continued the research over the years. They along with the JCHS Board have worked tirelessly to see the project to completion.
From the book, “Many travelers have passed through Jones County over the years and remember the oak-lined streets in the county seat of Trenton, the impressive courthouse, and the old Brock Mill with its gentle overflow and cypress-covered pond. Others remember the southern homes in the towns of Maysville and Pollocksville, and the brick plantation home of the Foscue family just north of Pollocksville.
Though Jones County was settled as an extension of New Bern in the early eighteenth century, it came into its own during the antebellum period with substantial plantation homes, often featuring two-story porches. The distance between these homes, set upon a flat landscape of cleared agricultural fields, and separated by the meandering Trent and White Oak rivers, pocosins, and forestlands, only added to their individual grandeur.
This book offers a glimpse of these historic resources. Initiated as a countywide survey in the late 1990s, it is the culmination of years of additional fieldwork and research designed to add context to the individual buildings and agricultural structures along with a sense of the people who had inhabited them.
Though many of these structures have disappeared with time, documented only through photographs and drawings, much of the rich architectural heritage of the county is still visible today. Of almost equal importance, Jones County retains its rural character, including its managed forestlands and vast open landscapes of cultivated fields of cotton, tobacco, corn, and soybeans. It is our sincere hope that The Architectural History of Jones County, North Carolina will provide readers with a deeper appreciation of the rich and diversified heritage of this unique county in the southeastern coastal plain of North Carolina.”
The editor, Christina R. Moon, has been interested in historic buildings from a young age. She earned a bachelor’s degree in architectural history and a master’s in urban and environmental planning from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and graduated from a two-year preservation carpentry program at the North Bennet Street School in Boston. Moon has been employed in a number of different capacities in historic preservation including projects to prepare measured drawings for the Historic American Buildings Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record. Since 1998, Moon has been employed with the Town of Carrboro and Orange County, North Carolina, working in zoning, preservation planning, agricultural preservation, and comprehensive planning.
The following book patrons are graciously acknowledged: The Harold H. Bate Foundation, Inc., Marion Stedman Covington Foundation, Gretchen Davis Memorial Fund, Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies, Jones County Community Foundation, Jones County Board of Commissioners, John and Lucy Marston (Eagle Nest Garden Party), North Carolina State Historic Preservation Eastern Office, Maysville Rotary Club, Pollocksville Rotary Club, and the numerous individuals who have given donations for the book.
Mr. Charley Jones is the JCHS president and Dennis Jones is the local book coordinator and one of the main driving forces that has focused the effort and continued the research over the years. They along with the JCHS Board have worked tirelessly to see the project to completion.
From the book, “Many travelers have passed through Jones County over the years and remember the oak-lined streets in the county seat of Trenton, the impressive courthouse, and the old Brock Mill with its gentle overflow and cypress-covered pond. Others remember the southern homes in the towns of Maysville and Pollocksville, and the brick plantation home of the Foscue family just north of Pollocksville.
Though Jones County was settled as an extension of New Bern in the early eighteenth century, it came into its own during the antebellum period with substantial plantation homes, often featuring two-story porches. The distance between these homes, set upon a flat landscape of cleared agricultural fields, and separated by the meandering Trent and White Oak rivers, pocosins, and forestlands, only added to their individual grandeur.
This book offers a glimpse of these historic resources. Initiated as a countywide survey in the late 1990s, it is the culmination of years of additional fieldwork and research designed to add context to the individual buildings and agricultural structures along with a sense of the people who had inhabited them.
Though many of these structures have disappeared with time, documented only through photographs and drawings, much of the rich architectural heritage of the county is still visible today. Of almost equal importance, Jones County retains its rural character, including its managed forestlands and vast open landscapes of cultivated fields of cotton, tobacco, corn, and soybeans. It is our sincere hope that The Architectural History of Jones County, North Carolina will provide readers with a deeper appreciation of the rich and diversified heritage of this unique county in the southeastern coastal plain of North Carolina.”
The editor, Christina R. Moon, has been interested in historic buildings from a young age. She earned a bachelor’s degree in architectural history and a master’s in urban and environmental planning from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and graduated from a two-year preservation carpentry program at the North Bennet Street School in Boston. Moon has been employed in a number of different capacities in historic preservation including projects to prepare measured drawings for the Historic American Buildings Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record. Since 1998, Moon has been employed with the Town of Carrboro and Orange County, North Carolina, working in zoning, preservation planning, agricultural preservation, and comprehensive planning.
The following book patrons are graciously acknowledged: The Harold H. Bate Foundation, Inc., Marion Stedman Covington Foundation, Gretchen Davis Memorial Fund, Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies, Jones County Community Foundation, Jones County Board of Commissioners, John and Lucy Marston (Eagle Nest Garden Party), North Carolina State Historic Preservation Eastern Office, Maysville Rotary Club, Pollocksville Rotary Club, and the numerous individuals who have given donations for the book.
Book Cover Photo: Greenwood's Vale, the Simmons-Banks Home, circa 1843-1858. Photograph by William R. Garrett, 2010,
Courtesy of North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (NCSHPO).
Book Jacket Design: Julie Allred, BW&A Books, Inc.
Courtesy of North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (NCSHPO).
Book Jacket Design: Julie Allred, BW&A Books, Inc.
Architectural History Book Ordering Information
The book is available for $55.00 per copy in person or $70.00 per copy
by USPS Priority Mail in the 50 United States by check or PayPal below.
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It is available at the following locations:
Brock Motor Company
403 NC Hwy 58, Trenton, NC • 252.448.2161
Kinston-Lenoir County Visitors Center & Civil War Museum
101 E. New Bern Road (Hwy 70 E at Hwy 258), Kinston, NC • 252.522.0004
North Carolina Museum of History Museum Shop
5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC • 919.807.7900
Onslow County Museum Gift Shop
301 South Wilmington Street, Richlands, NC • 910.324.5008
Tryon Palace & North Carolina History Center Museum Store
529 South Front Street, New Bern, NC • 252.639.3532
For the book locations outside of Jones County,
we suggest calling to confirm that they have the book in stock.
For a copy by mail, you may pay by credit or debit card via PayPal below
(no PayPal account is required) or by sending a check via regular mail for $70.00 per copy
including shipping payable to JCHS, 437 Stroud Road, Trenton, NC 28585.
Your book will be sent via USPS Priority Mail in the 50 United States
within a few days of receipt of payment.
Outside of the 50 United States, shipping is based on the location. Before ordering, please email us your complete shipping address, we will calculate the shipping costs, and email you a total.
Please do not send cash via the mail. We appreciate your support. Thank You!
by USPS Priority Mail in the 50 United States by check or PayPal below.
PayPal accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.
It is available at the following locations:
Brock Motor Company
403 NC Hwy 58, Trenton, NC • 252.448.2161
Kinston-Lenoir County Visitors Center & Civil War Museum
101 E. New Bern Road (Hwy 70 E at Hwy 258), Kinston, NC • 252.522.0004
North Carolina Museum of History Museum Shop
5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC • 919.807.7900
Onslow County Museum Gift Shop
301 South Wilmington Street, Richlands, NC • 910.324.5008
Tryon Palace & North Carolina History Center Museum Store
529 South Front Street, New Bern, NC • 252.639.3532
For the book locations outside of Jones County,
we suggest calling to confirm that they have the book in stock.
For a copy by mail, you may pay by credit or debit card via PayPal below
(no PayPal account is required) or by sending a check via regular mail for $70.00 per copy
including shipping payable to JCHS, 437 Stroud Road, Trenton, NC 28585.
Your book will be sent via USPS Priority Mail in the 50 United States
within a few days of receipt of payment.
Outside of the 50 United States, shipping is based on the location. Before ordering, please email us your complete shipping address, we will calculate the shipping costs, and email you a total.
Please do not send cash via the mail. We appreciate your support. Thank You!
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Additional Reference Books About Jones County, North Carolina
The reference books below are listed as research resources.
The JCHS does not offer them for sale.
The JCHS does not offer them for sale.
Abstracts of the Records of Jones County, North Carolina, 1779-1868, Volume One
by Zae Hargett Gwynn (1907-1968). Published in 1963. Out of Print.
by Zae Hargett Gwynn (1907-1968). Published in 1963. Out of Print.
Mrs. Zae Hargett Gwynn's book is a detailed compendium of Jones County, North Carolina records. Unfortunately, it is out of print. Reference copies are available in libraries in Jones, Carteret, Craven, Lenoir, Onslow, and other libraries throughout North Carolina and the USA. To see if your local library has a copy, you may search WorldCat via this link or call your local library. Sometimes, it is also available on ebay. If you have an extra copy, please email us as there are several people who would like to purchase a copy.
History and Genealogy of Jones County, North Carolina
by Julia Pollock Harriett (1914-1994). Published in 1987. Out of Print.
by Julia Pollock Harriett (1914-1994). Published in 1987. Out of Print.
Mrs. Julia Pollock Harriett's book is an invaluable resource for Jones County, North Carolina history and genealogy. Unfortunately, it is out of print. Reference copies are available in libraries in Jones, Carteret, Craven, Lenoir, Onslow, and other libraries throughout North Carolina and the USA. To see if your local library has a copy, you may search WorldCat via this link or call your local library. Sometimes, it is also available on ebay. If you have an extra copy, please email us as there are several people who would like to purchase a copy.
Jones County, Fact & Folklore
by Surena Bissette Henderson (1935-2011). Published in 1979. Out of Print.
by Surena Bissette Henderson (1935-2011). Published in 1979. Out of Print.
Mrs. Surena Bissette Henderson's book is an interesting compilation of Jones County, North Carolina history and stories. Unfortunately, it is out of print. Reference copies are available in libraries in Jones, Carteret, Craven, Lenoir, Onslow, and other libraries throughout North Carolina and the USA. To see if your local library has a copy, you may search WorldCat via this link or call your local library. It may be available on ebay. If you have an extra copy, please email us as there are several people who would like to purchase a copy.
Living Waters: The Trent River, Wellspring for Jones County, North Carolina
by Ben Casey. Published in 2004. In Print.
by Ben Casey. Published in 2004. In Print.
Mr. Ben Casey's book is a beautiful photographic collection showcasing many scenes of Jones County, North Carolina. It is still in print. It is usually available at Chapel Hill Press. It is highlighted on the Jones County Government website. Reference copies are available in libraries in Jones, Carteret, Craven, Lenoir, Onslow, and other libraries throughout North Carolina and the USA. To see if your local library has a copy, you may search WorldCat via this link or call your local library. It may be available on ebay. If you have an extra copy, please email us as there are several people who would like to purchase a copy.
Minutes of the Jones County, North Carolina,
Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1826-1841
by Nancy Bryan Aiken. Published in 2002. Currently in print.
Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1826-1841
by Nancy Bryan Aiken. Published in 2002. Currently in print.
Mrs. Nancy Bryan Aiken's book is a good source for court minutes as well as other information about Jones County history. It is still in print. Reference copies are available in libraries in Jones, Carteret, Craven, Lenoir, Onslow, and other libraries throughout North Carolina and the USA. To see if your local library has a copy, you may search WorldCat via this link or call your local library. It is also available at online sellers.
If you know of other books relating to Jones County, North Carolina,
please let us know by sending us an email.
please let us know by sending us an email.