Eli Smallwood House, Federal-style brick townhouse in New Bern, United States.

The Eli Smallwood House is a 2+1⁄2-story, side-hall plan, Federal-style brick town house at 524 East Front Street in New Bern. Its brickwork is laid in Flemish bond, and hand-carved ornaments appear on the main cornice, the porches, and the dormer.

Built about 1810 as a side-hall Federal brick town house, it was home to Congressman Charles R. Thomas and his son, also Charles R. Thomas, from 1873 to 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

The house's name comes from Eli Smallwood, though the sources record no further detail about him. From 1873 to 1925 it was home to Congressman Charles R. Thomas and his son Charles R. Thomas, also a congressman. Look for the Flemish bond brickwork, in which alternating headers and stretchers form the facade pattern.

The house stands at 524 East Front Street, in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It is a private brick town house with no public interior access, so the Flemish bond brickwork, the carved main cornice, the porches and the dormer are seen from the street.

The house's brickwork is laid in Flemish bond, an alternating pattern of headers and stretchers that a visitor can pick out along the Front Street facade. The same bond appears on the dormer and porch walls, so the pattern is visible from the pavement without entering.