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Bill Roth Collection

Title: Bill Roth Collection
Description: Items from Bill Roth including photographs of the Roth House in Elkin and two legal documents. The Roth House, built in the 1880s, is located on Terrace Avenue overlooking the railroad tracks and the river.

The Roth House is the 4th oldest in Elkin. They are, in order: Randleman, Sanders, Galloway, Roth. Only the Roth family has ever lived in this house (2019). It was constructed in the 1890s. A bath and kitchen was added in 1911. A pool room was added in the 1950s and the upper porch was taken off in 1971. The kitchen was remodeled in 1990. A Roth brother built the Holly House and a Roth sister built the Harris house.
Subject: Surry County (N.C.); Elkin (N.C.); Roth House; families
Contributor: Bill Roth
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Format: photograph; legal document
Type: image; text
Identifier: Elk_BRC_lib
Coverage: Elkin (N.C.)

Bill to the Sheriff of Surry County from the Clerk of Court for court fees owed by John Jones, dated 1782
Bill to the Sheriff of Surry County from the Clerk of Court for court fees owed by John Jones, dated 1782
Bill of Sale for slave girl dated 1798
Bill of Sale for 17 year old slave girl "Suzannah" from James Frazier to John Brown, dated 1798
Photograph of train wreck in Elkin
Photograph of train wreck in Elkin
Gilvin T. Roth House- handwritten on back: Aunt Rose- holding Thomas. Louise and William- by the steps.
Gilvin T. Roth House- handwritten on back: Aunt Rose- holding Thomas. Louise and William- by the steps.
View of Elkin from the Gilvin T. Roth House- dated 1896
View of Elkin from the Gilvin T. Roth House- dated 1896
Gilvin T. Roth House- interior
Photograph of the interior of the Gilvin T. Roth House in Elkin, built in the 1880s.
Gilvin T. Roth House
Photograph of the Gilvin T. Roth House in Elkin, built in the 1880s.
Gilvin T. Roth House
Photograph of the Gilvin T. Roth House in Elkin, built in the 1880s.
Gilvin T. Roth House
Photograph of the Gilvin T. Roth House in Elkin, built in the 1880s.
Gilvin T. Roth House
Photograph of the Gilvin T. Roth House in Elkin, built in the 1880s.