Elgin (Warrenton, North Carolina)

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Elgin
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LocationSE of Warrenton on SR 1509, near Warrenton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°23′06″N78°06′09″W / 36.38500°N 78.10250°W / 36.38500; -78.10250
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Builtc. 1830 (1830)
Architectural styleFederal, temple form dwelling
NRHP reference No. 73001381 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 6, 1973
The Elgin Plantation house in Warrenton, NC photographed by https://brucejohnsonstudios.com/ in the spring of 2022 Elgin Plantation Warrenton, NC, USA.jpg
The Elgin Plantation house in Warrenton, NC photographed by https://brucejohnsonstudios.com/ in the spring of 2022

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+12-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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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.