Miles Brewton Sams House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
801 Prince St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-941
Control Number:
U/13/025-941
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0533 0000
Date Surveyed:
March 9 1998
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1800
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2.5
Construction Method:
frame
Roof Shape:
hip
Porch Width:
full facade
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
2 story framed dwelling facing south raised on brick piers. Comprises 5 bay x 2 bay main block with lateral gable roof and end chimneys plus 2 story gable roofed rear wing centered on north facade. North wing is flanked by single story accommodation rig
Alterations:
In 1970 house had an elaborate 2 story Victorian style porch with turned supports south and east, since removed and replaced. West end chimney is original or early, east end chimney is a reconstruction.
Historical Information:
House said to have been built by Miles Brewton Sams. Site (Block 55, Parcel A) was owned by Sams family in 1862 according to US Direct Tax Commission map. Victorian era porch configuration illustrated on Sanborn Insurance Co. map 1912 and in photograph t
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort