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Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
6 Sussex Ct.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-1392
Control Number:
U/13/025-1392
Tax Number:
R200 009 00A 0000 0000
Date Surveyed:
March 9 1998
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1850
Alteration Date:
circa 1957
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Brick Piers
Roof Shape:
hip
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
Porch Width:
full facade
Signficant Architectural Features:
Rectangular 7 x 3 bay frame dwelling on high brick pier foundation. Bellcast hipped composition shingle roof with 2 interior chimneys. Full-facade hipped porch; now enclosed @ E end. Former 1-bay deep shed extension and modern T wing w/hipped roof at re
Alterations:
House was rehabilitated ca. 1957: porch was partially enclosed, possible residing, chimneys rebuilt, interior plan modified & ceiling joists exposed; the rear wing and enclosed roof at ground level added after 1970
Historical Information:
Reportedly built in the 1850s. The property was owned in the 20th century by B. S. Merritt, Sr., who operated the plantation as a Hereford cattle breeding farm. In recent years, the plantation has been subdivided as a residential and golf community. Cuth
Source of Historical Information:
Historic Beaufort Foundation historic sites survey files; interview with Mrs. R. Tompkins, 6 Sussex Ct.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort