Alexander Kelly House, also known as the John B. Kelly House, is a historic

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located near

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. It was built in 1842, and is a two-story, five-bay, double pile,

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style frame dwelling. The house rests on tapered, hewn brownstone piers and has a deep hip roof. The front facade features a three-bay pedimented porch. It was added to the

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in 2002.

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Plantation houses in North Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Houses completed in 1842 Federal architecture in North Carolina Greek Revival houses in North Carolina Houses in Moore County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Moore County, North Carolina 1842 establishments in North Carolina {{MooreCountyNC-NRHP-stub