Kelvin (Pittsboro, North Carolina) Explained

Kelvin
Location:503 W. Salisbury St., Pittsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7211°N -79.1842°W
Built:c., c. 1838
Architecture:Federal
Added:October 5, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:82001286

Kelvin was a historic home located at Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina.[1] 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.[2] It has been demolished.

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

Notes and References

  1. http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/bh1090pnc002 "Doorway, Kelvin, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina"
  2. Web site: Ruth Selden-Sturgill. Kelvin. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 1982. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.