Wallace House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Davis, Tupper, Grimsley, Seelhoff Law Office
Street Address:
611 Bay St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-872
Control Number:
U/13/025-872
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0956 0000
Date Surveyed:
August 8 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1907
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
masonry
Roof Shape:
hip
Porch Width:
full facade
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
2 story raised brick structure with 5 bay main facade facing Beaufort River to south. At first floor level the main entrance is central with elliptical traceried fanlight and sidelights. Design repeated at second floor to provide upper porch access. S.
Historical Information:
Site of large Federal Style residence (built 1800 ca.) owned by the Fuller family before Civil War. This tabby house destroyed in "Great" Beaufort fire of 1907. Present structure built before 1912.
Source of Historical Information:
Sanborn Insurance Co. Beaufort Map, 1912. Historic Resources of the Low Country where designated 38BU1040.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort