450 West Chestnut Street
This Italianate-style townhouse was built ca. 1875 as the home of tobacco dealer John H. Dehaven and wife Sarah (Shindle) Dehaven. Mr. Dehaven constructed numerous warehouses and other commercial buildings nearby that survive today in the North Charlotte Street Historic District. That district was a center for processing leaf tobacco for cigars.
The house features a pedimented projecting central block and a bracketed cornice. The window openings have been modified. The entry portico with classical columns is an addition from ca. 1920-1940.