Maxwell Chambers House
United States national historic place
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Maxwell Chambers House (also called Utzman-Chambers House[2]) 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.[3]
Maxwell Chambers House | |
Maxwell Chambers House. Ca. 1819. Federal. Salisbury, NC. West Square Local Historic District. | |
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| Location | 116 S. Jackson St., Salisbury, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°40′09″N 80°28′20″W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | c. 1814-1819 |
| Built by | Stirewalt, Jacob |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000992[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1972 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] 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.[4]
The house became the Rowan County museum in the years 1953 to 1979[5] and was used for that purpose until the museum moved to the former courthouse in 2001.[6] 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.[5]
Maxwell Chambers
It was the home of Maxwell Chambers (1780-1855), a slave owner, planter and manufacturer in Salisbury.[7] He was also a representative from the Salisbury District in the North Carolina House of Commons in 1779, 1789, and 1790.[8]