W.J.Jenkins House; Saxton House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

901 Craven St.;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

025-1024

Control Number:

U/13/025-1024

Tax Number:

R120 004 000 0800 0000

Date Surveyed:

September 15 1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1845

Alteration Date:

1860s

Historic Core Shape:

T

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Roof Shape:

hip

Porch Width:

full facade

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district

Signficant Architectural Features:

2 story dwelling now "T"" shaped in plan raised high on brick piers. Entrance facade faces south and incorporates 5 bays with central doorway approached via brick steps supported on semi-circular arch and 2 story tiered porch. Porch carried on slim Tusc

Alterations:

Originally house appears to have been 5 bays x 2 bays, additional rear rooms being added after Civil War. Doorway suggests rehabilitation during 1870's or slightly later.

Historical Information:

Construction is attributed to W.J.Jenkins c. 1845. Before occupation of Beaufort by Union forces during Civil War owned by Col. B. Johnson. During late 1860's became hotel named Saxton House, newspapers then mentioning "improvements".

Source of Historical Information:

Historic Resources of the Low Country, 1979 where designated 38BU1061; Direct Tax Commission map of Beaufort, 1862.

Quadrangle Name:

Beaufort

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