Berners Barnwell Sams House (#2)
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
201 Laurens St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-755
Control Number:
U/13/025-755
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0583 0000
Date Surveyed:
July 1 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1852
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
T
Number of Stories:
2.5
Construction Method:
masonry
Exterior Walls Materials:
Tabby
Foundation Materials:
Raised Basement
Roof Shape:
not visible
Roof Materials:
not visible
Porch Width:
full facade
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
Two story "T" shaped brick structure raised on high tabby basement with five bay main facade facing south fronted by memorable porch featuring giant order of unfluted brick Doric columns finished in stucco. Main entrance has timber surround with linea
Alterations:
Service range adapted to provide rental accommodation.
Historical Information:
Dr. Berners Barnwell Sams, a local planter and part owner of Datha (now known as Dataw) Island, is thought to have built this house in 1852. Facing an open area which is part of the property and long known as the "front green," the Sams house is a fine
Source of Historical Information:
Designated 38 BU 1016 in Historic Resources of Low Country, National Archives RG 58, Direct Tax Claims. See also WPA Guide to Early American Homes.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort