Ellington-Ellis Farm

Historic house in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Ellington-Ellis Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

35°40′18″N 78°28′46″W / 35.67167°N 78.47944°W / 35.67167; -78.47944
Area	57.8 acres (23.4 ha)
Built	c. 1835 (1835), 1850s
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	83001892^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 21, 1983

Ellington-Ellis Farm is a historic home and farm complex located near Clayton, Johnston County, North Carolina. The house was built around 1835, and is a two-story, "T"-plan Greek Revival style heavy timber frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, is flanked by exterior stone end chimneys, and has a low hip roof. It was remodeled in the 1850s that added a two-room kitchen/dining ell. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse with a bell tower (1830s), a four-seat ladies' privy (1830s), and a playhouse (1850s).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Tom Butchko (March 1983). "Ellington-Ellis Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.