London Cottage

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London Cottage
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LocationSR 1516 north of Pittsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°43′36″N79°11′13″W / 35.72667°N 79.18694°W / 35.72667; -79.18694 Coordinates: 35°43′36″N79°11′13″W / 35.72667°N 79.18694°W / 35.72667; -79.18694
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1861 (1861)
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPS Pittsboro MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001287 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1982

London Cottage is a historic home located near Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1861. It is a 1+12-story, three bay Late Gothic Revival style frame dwelling. The house has a projecting cross-gable wing and a one-story rear ell. It sits on a brick basement, is sheathed with board and batten siding, and has an overhanging gable roof with decorative brackets. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. Ruth Selden-Sturgill (March 1982). "London Cottage" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.