Edward Barnwell House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
1405 Bay St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-1223
Control Number:
U/13/025-1223
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0764 0000
Date Surveyed:
September 20 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1800
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2.5
Construction Method:
frame
Roof Shape:
gable-on-hip
gable (lateral)
Porch Width:
entrance bay only
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
Federal period house extensively altered during 1950's.
Historical Information:
A note on the 1968 Feiss-Wright survey states: "This fine old Barnwell House suffered the indignity of being used during the Civil War as a signal-telegraph station by the invading Yankees" (the source of this information is not cited).
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort