Elmwood is a historic home located at

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. It was built about 1810–1815, and is a -story, three bay by four bay,

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-style frame dwelling with a gable roof and dormers. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has two exterior end double-shouldered chimneys. It has a two-story wing added about 1830, and asymmetrical side and rear additions built about 1870, and between about 1890 and 1910. It features a one-story full width front porch with a hipped roof added about 1870. It was the home of

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(1769–1829), an American jurist and first Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, and North Carolina politicians

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(1778-1844) and

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(1791-1867). It was listed on the

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in 1975.

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