William Wigg Barnwell House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
501 King St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-818
Control Number:
U/13/025-818
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0645 0000
Date Surveyed:
September 5 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1815
Alteration Date:
1973
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Roof Shape:
hip
Porch Width:
full facade
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
House moved from corner of Prince and Scott's street, 1973Large three story Federal style house with 2 story tiered porch on south front incorporating slender Tuscan columns in 5 bay arrangement. South facade features central doorway at first and second floor levels with tripartite window right and left. Above
Alterations:
Moved from 800 Prince Street in 1973. Heavily restored by Jim Williams of Savannah after move.
Historical Information:
This house is said to have been built by the Gibbes brothers on behalf of their sister, Sarah Reeve Gibbes, who married William Wigg Barnwell, grandson of the Revolutionary War hero, Major William Hazzard Wigg. During the Civil War, the house served as
Source of Historical Information:
Historic Beaufort Foundation historic sites survey files. Listed in Feiss-Wright survey as 800 Prince St. (since moved). Hillary Barnwell
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort