Elgin (Warrenton, North Carolina)
Elgin | |
![]() Elgin, HABS Photo, 1940 | |
Location | SE of Warrenton on SR 1509, near Warrenton, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°23′06″N 78°06′09″W / 36.38500°N 78.10250°W |
Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
Built | c. 1830 |
Architectural style | Federal, temple form dwelling |
NRHP reference No. | 73001381[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 6, 1973 |
![Photo shows The Elgin Plantation house in Warrenton, NC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Elgin_Plantation_Warrenton%2C_NC%2C_USA.jpg/220px-Elgin_Plantation_Warrenton%2C_NC%2C_USA.jpg)
Elgin is a historic plantation house located near Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina. It was built about 1835, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal style temple-form frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, pedimented front porch, and flanking porches. At the rear is an earlier 1+1⁄2-story frame dwelling with a gable roof. The front facade features a Palladian entrance with sidelights and Tuscan colonnettes. The house is similar in style to Dalkeith.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (November 1972). "Elgin" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
External links
[edit]- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-121, "Elgin, State Route 1509, Warrenton, Warren County, NC", 8 photos
- https://brucejohnsonstudios.com/uncategorized/architectural-photography-and-virtual-tours-of-the-elgin-plantation-in-warrenton-north-carolina-by-bruce-johnson-studios/, 15 pictures and a full immersive 360 degree Virtual Tour