Adam Davis Hare House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Shearhouse House
Street Address:
509 Craven St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-827
Control Number:
U/13/025-827
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0833 0000
Date Surveyed:
July 8 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1924
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
End gabled cottage reported to date from 1850's. Now much rebuilt and extended in colonial Revival style
Historical Information:
Adam Davis Hare acquired the property in May 1919 and is said to have built the present house circa 1924 on the foundation of a mid-19th century house that had been destroyed by fire. Davis retained ownership until his death in December 1933 and his wido
Source of Historical Information:
Historic Beaufort Foundation historic sites survey files. Sanborn Insurance maps
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort