Kelvin (Pittsboro, North Carolina)

Kelvin
Location503 W. Salisbury St., Pittsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates35°43′16″N 79°11′3″W / 35.72111°N 79.18417°W / 35.72111; -79.18417
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1831 (1831), c. 1838
Architectural styleFederal
MPSPittsboro MRA
NRHP reference No.82001286[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1982

Kelvin was a historic home located at Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina.[2] It was built about 1831, was a two-story, five bay Federal style single pile frame dwelling. The house had a gable roof and exterior end chimneys. It had a one-story addition built about 1838. It originally housed a private girls school established by wealthy landowner Colonel Edward Jones Kelvin.[3] It has been demolished.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Doorway, Kelvin, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina" NSCU Libraries. Retrieved 2015-2-26.
  3. ^ Ruth Selden-Sturgill (March 1982). "Kelvin" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.