Elgin | |
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 |
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]