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Kelvin (Pittsboro, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°43′16″N 79°11′3″W / 35.72111°N 79.18417°W / 35.72111; -79.18417
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Kelvin
Kelvin (Pittsboro, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Kelvin (Pittsboro, North Carolina)
Kelvin (Pittsboro, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Kelvin (Pittsboro, North Carolina)
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

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  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 2014-08-01.