National Register of Historic Places

Chambers, Maxwell, House

Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina
Listed
January 20, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72000992

About this property

Maxwell Chambers House (also called Utzman-Chambers House) is a historic home located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1814 and 1819, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal-style frame townhouse. It has three interior end chimneys and a one-story full-width shed roofed front porch with Doric order columns. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is located in the Salisbury Historic District. Cabinetmaker Lewis Utzman bought the site in 1814 from Charles Fisher for $100 and sold it to Judge James Martin for $1026 in 1819. It is believed the house was built for Utzman between these two dates, possibly by Jacob Utzman, who may have been a relative. The house became the Rowan County museum in the years 1953 to 1979 and was used for that purpose until the museum moved to the former courthouse in 2001. In August 2025, the Historic Salisbury Foundation said it was moving out of the Salisbury Depot, which was sold to the city, into the Utzman-Chambers House.

Location

116 S. Jackson St.
Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina
35.66909, -80.47232

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Chambers, Maxwell, House listed on the National Register?

Chambers, Maxwell, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1972.

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