John Hawks

American architect (c. 1731-1790)

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Born: 1731
Died: February 16, 1790
Birthplace: Lincolnshire
Place of death: New Bern
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain(1731–1776)
, United States(since 1776)
Occupation: architect
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
Notable work: John Wright Stanly House(1779)
, Tryon Palace(1770)
, Coor-Bishop House(1767)

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John Hawks was an English-American architect active in the Province of North Carolina during the late colonial period. Born in Shipston-on-Stour, he worked under the Palladian architect Stiff Leadbetter. He accompanied William Tryon, the expectant governor of the Province of North Carolina, to New Bern in 1764. He was commissioned by Tryon to design and build Tryon Palace, a governor's mansion and assembly hall built from 1767 to 1770. He designed the St. Matthews Anglican Church in Hillsborough in 1768–1769, and drafted unbuilt designs for a church cupola and jail in Chowan County.

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John Wright Stanly House1779 · historic house in North Carolina, United States

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Given name: John
Personal pronoun: L485
Family name: Hawks
Ethnic group: white people
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Significant event: American Revolution
Archives at: Louis Round Wilson Library described at url: finding-aids.lib.unc.edu · subject named as: John Hawks Papers, 1767-1969 · inventory number: 03530
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1.finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03530/Retrieved 2021-03-31
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State Archives of North Carolina subject named as: Wills and Estate Papers (Craven County), 1663-1978

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