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Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Beaufort Female Benevolent Society
Street Address:
308 Scott's St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-960
Control Number:
U/13/025-960
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0865 0000
Date Surveyed:
March 9 1998
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1895
Alteration Date:
1985 – 1989
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1.5
Construction Method:
frame
Roof Shape:
gable (lateral)
Porch Width:
full facade
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
Raised Victorian style cottage with lateral gable roof and tall cross gabled pediment E. over entrance. This pediment encloses a double window with arch headed frame, has an exposed decorative timber truss at its apex and is filled with imbricated shing
Alterations:
Restoration, conversion to retail store.
Historical Information:
The Beaufort Female Benevolent Society was founded in 1814 to educate and provide for the relief of destitute children. This house built by the Society in 1895 to provide income for the needy. Occupied by Circulating Library of Clover Club, 1910-1917; a
Source of Historical Information:
Historic Marker erected 1989. See "The Historical Significance of the Old Fire Station and its Surroundings," Gerhard Spieler, 1983 for addn'l. information. Historic Beaufort Foundation historic sites survey files.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort