Ivey-Ellington House

{{short description|Historic house in North Carolina, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Ivey-Ellington House

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| image = Ivey-Ellington House Front.jpg

| caption =

| location = 308 S. Academy St., Cary, North Carolina

| coordinates = {{coord|35|47|20|N|78|46|56|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = North Carolina#USA

| built = c. {{Start date|1870}}

| architect OR builder =

| architecture = Gothic Revival

| added = May 15, 2008

| area = {{convert|0.8|acre}}

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500376|title=Wake County MPS}}

| refnum = 08000414{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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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 {{frac|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.{{Cite web | author = Heather M. Wagner| title =Ivey-Ellington House| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date = June 2007 | url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/WA0892.pdf | format = pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2015-05-01}}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The Town of Cary 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/making-room-for-change-one-of-cary-s-oldest-homes-slated-to-be-moved-to-central-downtown-location/20697779/|title=Making room for change: One of Cary's oldest homes slated to be moved to central downtown location|first=Heather|last=Leah|publisher=WRAL}}{{cite web|url=https://abc11.com/ivey-ellington-house-cary-nc-national-register-of-historic-places-chatham-street/12848003/|title=Historic Ivey-Ellington House moved to new location in Cary|date=February 20, 2023|publisher=ABC11}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/cary-street-to-close-monday-as-historic-ivey-ellington-house-is-moved/|title=Cary street closes as historic Ivey-Ellington House is relocated|publisher=CBS17|first=Rodney|last=Overton}} Rehabilitation of the house following the move is ongoing. The town plans to forgo the National Register designation after relocation to avoid any scrutiny for moving it into the existing Cary Historic District.{{cite web|url=https://www.townofcary.org/projects-initiatives/project-updates/general-government-projects/ivey-ellington-house-relocation-and-rehabilitation|title=Ivey-Ellington House Relocation and Rehabilitation|publisher=Town of Cary}}