Ivey-Ellington House
National Register of Historic Places

Ivey-Ellington House

Cary, Wake County, North Carolina
Listed
May 14, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
08000414

About this property

Ivey-Ellington House is a historic home located at Cary, Wake County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1870 in the gothic cottage stye. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, "T"-plan, frame I-house with board-and-batten siding. It has a steeply pitched roof, decorative scalloped gable trim, and pointed-arch windows. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The Town of Cary purchased the house in November 2011. The town entered a development agreement in 2019 that required the relocation of the building. The house was relocated from 135 W. Chatham St to 308 S. Academy St. on February 20, 2023, on the site of the former Cary Community Library. Rehabilitation of the house following the move was completed in the spring of 2025 and the house opened for tours on August 6, 2025. The town forwent the National Register designation after relocation to avoid any scrutiny for moving it into the existing Cary Historic District.

Location

135 W. Chatham St.
Cary, Wake County, North Carolina
35.78901, -78.78190

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Sources

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When was Ivey-Ellington House listed on the National Register?

Ivey-Ellington House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Ivey-Ellington House?

Ivey-Ellington House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ivey-Ellington House is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1870.

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