James Robert Verdier House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Marshlands
Street Address:
501 Pinckney St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-758
Control Number:
U/13/025-758
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0760 0000
Date Surveyed:
July 8 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1814
Alteration Date:
1960s
Historic Core Shape:
T
Number of Stories:
2.5
Construction Method:
frame
masonry
Roof Shape:
hip
Porch Width:
facade & both elevations
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
Two story timber framed Federal Style house raised on high masonry basement. Main 5 bay facade overlooks Beaufort River to south. Central entranceway has elliptical fanlight and sidelights. Approached via "U" shaped porch raised on elliptical brick arch
Alterations:
Rear side wings doubled in height, porch columns largely replaced during 1960's. Extensive rehabilitation during 1980's included new apartment introduced into basement, porch rebuilding and general repairs.
Historical Information:
Built for Dr, James Robert Verdier (second son of local merchant and planter John Mark Verdier I), a pioneer in the the successful treatment of yellow fever. Owned by William Chisholm just before Civil War, Direct Tax claim made after the Civil War in
Source of Historical Information:
Designated 38 BU 1028 Historic Resources of the Low Country, 1979. National Archives RG 58, Direct Tax Claims.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort