Dr. Arch Jordan House, also known as the manse for Little River Presbyterian Church, is a historic home located near Caldwell, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built about 1875, and is a two-story, single pile, central hall plan, Italianate style frame dwelling. It features a central projecting gable, bracketed eaves, and a columned porch with a low hipped roof. Attached at the rear is an originally-separate two-story kitchen building. Also on the property are the contributing combination smokehouse/food storage shed, log and weatherboard tobacco barn, and 1+1⁄2-story main barn.[2]
Dr. Arch Jordan House | |
 Dr. Arch Jordan House, March 2007 | |
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| Location | 7015 NC 57, Caldwell, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°11′06″N 79°01′08″W / 36.18500°N 79.01889°W |
| Area | 47.2 acres (19.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1875, c. 1905 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000995[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 6, 1998 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Dr. Jordan, a prominent physician. Across NC 57 Dr. Jordan built the Little River General Store and Pharmacy, circa 1870. He taught at the nearby Caldwell Institute, a residential secondary school during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Keith A. Zahniser (February 1998). "Dr. Arch Jordan House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.