Thomas Capehart House is a historic home located near Kittrell,

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. It was built between 1866 and 1870, and is a small two-story, "L"-shaped frame

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, dwelling in the Downingesque Gothic style. It features ornate bargeboards, sawn ornament, and traceried windows. Also on the property is a contributing small outbuilding, also of board-and-batten. It was listed on the

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in 1977.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Gothic Revival architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1870 Houses in Vance County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Vance County, North Carolina {{VanceCountyNC-NRHP-stub