Congregation Beth Israel
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
403 Scott's St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-907
Control Number:
U/13/025-907
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 819A 0000
Date Surveyed:
July 18 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1907
Historic Use:
Religion
Current Use:
Religion
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1.5
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Brick Piers
Roof Shape:
gable (end to front)
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
Porch Width:
entrance bay only
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
framed rectangular structure with long axis orientated east/west. Main entrance west via steps and gable ended porch supported on Tuscan columns now raised on pedestals. West facade three bays with central entrance flanked by pedimented and traceried wi
Alterations:
Original structure extended eastwards to almost twice its original size. Extension gable roofed with asbestos siding.
Historical Information:
Lot owned by Christina M. Thompson "in her own right" before 1862, the property having been bought with the proceeds of slave sales. The property was sold by Nora Comerford to Beth Israel congregation in 1905, the Sanborn Insurance Co. map of that year
Source of Historical Information:
National Archives RG 58 Direct Tax Claims. Beaufort Gazette, 20 June 1907. The Historical Significance of the Old Fire Station and its Surroundings," Gerhard Spieler, 1983.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort