Kinghorn House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
502 Washington St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-800
Control Number:
U/13/025-800
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0434 0000
Date Surveyed:
March 9 1998
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1890
Alteration Date:
1980s
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
T
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Brick Piers
Roof Shape:
hip
Roof Materials:
raised seam metal
Porch Width:
facade & left elevation
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
House moved from Block 43. Once faced Carteret Street.Raised two story Victorian frame house. Main 3 bay facade surmounted by gable faces north. Two story south porch asymmetric. At 1st floor porch returned to east. Above 2nd floor porch is centered on main facade. Lower supports Tuscan columns carried
Alterations:
House moved from Block 43 where it faced Carteret St. E. Extensive restoration after move. Approach steps added, entire building raised above original level to conform to Code.
Historical Information:
The Kinghorn family built this house circa 1913 on a lot at 406 Carteret Street. It was later purchased by the Carteret Street Methodist Church and used as a parsonage. It was eventually converted for use as the Church's youth center, acquiring the name
Source of Historical Information:
Historic Beaufort Foundation historic sites survey files.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort