Corner detail, Elgin, Warren County, North Carolina

Elgin (Macon, N.C.)

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Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
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Provenance note:: Peter Mitchel (merchant) and Elizabeth Person Mitchel, first owners
Architectural note:: The home is one of a small group of pediment fronted plantation houses that used details indicative of the influence of Montmorenci, an elaborate local plantation that was built in 1822.
Historical note:: Elgin is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Warren County (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Plantation houses
Latitude, Longitude:: 36.385, -78.1025