Benjamin Deveaux House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
507 West St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-947
Control Number:
U/13/025-947
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0616 0000
Date Surveyed:
July 22 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1880
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Concrete Blocks
Roof Shape:
gable (lateral)
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
Porch Width:
full facade
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
2 story timber framed dwelling facing south. South facade incorporates 5 bays and is approached via 2 story tiered porch supported on posts. Rear accommodation 2 high with end gable projects west.
Alterations:
Lower porch reworked and screened, extension north.
Historical Information:
Sanborn Insurance Co. map, 1899 shows 2 story main structure with small "L" NW. Built for Benjamin Deveaux (d. 1922) and lived in by Deveaux and his wife (d. ca. 1923). Their daughter Katherine reportedly was the first African-American registered nurse
Source of Historical Information:
Interview with Katherine Doctor, present owner.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort