Front view, Kelvin, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina
Kelvin (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Front view, Kelvin, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Colonial revival (Architecture)
Federal style
Houses
School buildings
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1090pnc001
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Pittsboro (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Kelvin (Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina)
- Built:
- Community:
- Pittsboro
- State:
- North Carolina
- Provenance note:
- Kelvin was constructed by Colonel Edward Jones, a wealthy landowner. In 1846, when Jones moved, Kelvin was purchased by Dr. Spence McClenahan, a local doctor, politician, and businessman. After the Civil War, his widow sold the house to Claudius B. Denson.
- Architectural note:
- The two-story Federal-style house has a gable roof, exterior end chimneys, and a circa-1838 one-story addition. The entrance is enhanced by a twentieth century Colonial Revival-style porch. The interior features Federal woodwork.
- Historical note:
- Kelvin was originally built to house a private girls' school before it became a private home. Kelvin has been destroyed but is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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Pittsboro (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Demolished buildings
Historic buildings
Houses
Lost architecture
National Register of Historic Places