South Carolina - Newberry County
Newberry County South Carolina has 39 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 21 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Boundary Street-Newberry Cotton Mills Historic District, Burton House, Caldwell Street Historic District, Coateswood and College Street Historic District.

Many famous people are associated with these Newberry County historic places including George Mower, Chancellor Job Johnstone, Judge Eugene Blease, John Adam Summer and Budd Cade Matthews.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Newberry County places including C. C. Davis, Phillip Schoppert, Frank P. Milburn, W. Fulmer Wells, Jacob Kibler, Osborne Wells, James Hartwell Blease, "Cam" Davis, James Darmon and Gottfried L. Normann. Prominent architectural styles found in Newberry Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Italianate.

Bedenbaugh, Jacob, House (added 2011 - - #11000732)
1185 SC 773, Prosperity
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
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Boundary Street-Newberry Cotton Mills Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004465)
Roughly bounded by Drayton, Boundary, Charles, Terrant and Crosson Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
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Burton House (added 1980 - - #80003681)
Address Restricted , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Caldwell Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004464)
Caldwell St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis,C. C.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Coateswood (added 1975 - - #75001704)
Also known as Job Johnstone House
1700 Boundary St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Schoppert,Phillip
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Johnstone,Chancellor Job
Significant Year:
1841
Area of Significance:
Law, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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College Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004461)
College St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis,C. C.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Cousins House (added 1980 - - #80004473)
Nance St. Extension , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis,C. C.
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Folk--Holloway House (added 1992 - - #92000963)
Jct. of Holloway (Columbia Hwy. or Co. Rt. 107) and Folk Sts. , Pomaria
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
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Hannah Rosenwald School (added 2009 - - #08001369)
Also known as Hannah School
61 Deadfall Rd. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Harrington Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004462)
Harrington St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Hatton House (added 1990 - - #90001504)
Also known as 1892 House
Holloway St. between Folk St. and US 176 , Pomaria
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cannon,Calvin, Aull,J.B.
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Higgins, Francis B., House (added 1980 - - #80003682)
Also known as Caldwell-Higgins House
1520 Boundary St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Hope Rosenwald School (added 2007 - - #07001045)
Also known as Jackson Community Center, Hope School; Hope School Community Center
1971 Hope Station Rd. , Pomaria
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dresslar, Fletcher B., Smith, Samuel L.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
Howard Junior High School (added 2006 - - #05001577)
Also known as Shiloh Rosenwald School, Prosperity School; Shiloh School
431 Shiloh St. , Prosperity
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rosenwald Plan
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Little Mountain Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000275)
Along portions of Pomaria, Church, Main and Mountain Sts. , Little Mountain
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Main Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004463)
Roughly bounded by Harper, Summer, Douglas, Johnstone, Holman, and McMorris Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Milburn,Frank P., Davis,C. C.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Moon-Dominick House (added 1982 - - #82003896)
Also known as Old Tin House
NE of Chappells , Chappells
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Mower, George, House (added 1980 - - #80003683)
1526 Boundary St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis,"Cam"
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Mower,George
Significant Year:
1893
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Nance, Frederick, House (added 2014 - - #13000333)
921 Jessica Ave., Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Nance, Frederick, Sr.
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Newberry College Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001706)
2100 College St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Milburn,Frank P.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
More Information:
Newberry County Memorial Hospital (added 2004 - - #04000355)
1300-1308 Hunt St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hemphill, James Calvin, Livingstone, W.T.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Health Care, Social, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Clinic
More Information:
Newberry Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001870)
Also known as See Also:Old Courthouse;Newberry Opera House
Bounded roughly by Friend, College, McKibben, and Harrington Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
More Information:
Newberry Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1980 - - #80003680)
Also known as See Also:Newberry Historic District
Roughly bounded by Friend, McKibben, Harrington, Lindsay and Coates Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Classical Revival, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Newberry Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04000617)
Along sections of Main, Lindsay and Wilson Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis, T.E.
Architectural Style:
Other, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store, Theater
More Information:
Newberry Opera House (added 1969 - - #69000171)
Boyce and Nance Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Normann,Gottfried L.
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Music Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Government, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
Oakhurst (added 2005 - - #79002389)
Also known as Budd Matthews House
2723 Main St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Niernsee & La Motte
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate
Historic Person:
Matthews,Budd Cade
Significant Year:
1895, 1893
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Oakland Mill (added 2011 - - #11000372)
2802 Fair Ave., Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
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Old Courthouse (added 1971 - - #71000791)
1207 Caldwell St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Darmon,James, Graves,Jacob
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Government Office
More Information:
Pomaria (added 1979 - - #79003321)
Also known as Summer-Huggins House
SE of Pomaria on US 176 , Pomaria
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Prosperity Cemetery (added 2014 - - #13001097)
McNeary St., Prosperity
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Reighley, Ike, House (added 1980 - - #80003684)
Also known as Pope L. Buford Jr. House
2304 Main St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
St. John's Lutheran Church (added 1978 - - #78002527)
Also known as St. John's Church;The White Church
SE of Pomaria , Pomaria
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Meeting Hall
More Information:
Stewart House (added 2000 - - #80003685)
1001 Wilson St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Schoppert,Phillip
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Summer Brothers Stores (added 1980 - - #80003686)
900 Main St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Timberhouse (added 1980 - - #80003687)
1427 Ebenezer Rd. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kibler,Jacob
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Vincent Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003688)
Vincent and Crosson Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Wells Japanese Garden (added 1980 - - #80003689)
Lindsay St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wells,W. Fulmer
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Forest
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Wells, Osborne, House (added 1980 - - #80003690)
1101 Fair St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wells,Osborne
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
West Boundary Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003691)
Boundary and Jessica Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Blease,James Hartwell
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Blease,Judge Eugene
Significant Year:
1870, 1935, 1840
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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