Side view with chimney, Kelvin, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina
Kelvin (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Side view with chimney, Kelvin, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Chimneys
Colonial revival (Architecture)
Federal style
Houses
School buildings
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1090pnc005
- 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: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.
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