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Dalkeith (Arcola, North Carolina)

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Built
  
c. 1825 (1825)

Area
  
8 ha

Added to NRHP
  
16 December 1974

NRHP Reference #
  
74001382

Architectural style
  
Federal architecture

Dalkeith (Arcola, North Carolina)

Location
  
SW of Arcola off NC 43, near Arcola, North Carolina

Dalkeith is a historic plantation house located near Arcola, Warren County, North Carolina. It was built about 1825, and is a two-story, late Federal style, temple-form frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and brick basement. The front facade features a pedimented entrance porch, with four fluted Doric order columns. The house is similar in style to Elgin. During the American Civil War Asa Biggs took refuge at Dalkeith, where he wrote his autobiography.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

References

Dalkeith (Arcola, North Carolina) Wikipedia


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