Holmes, Christopher, House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
364 Haig Point Rd.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
523-488
Control Number:
U/13/523-488
Tax Number:
R800 024 000 001B 0000
Date Surveyed:
September 17 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1921
Alteration Date:
circa 1990
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1.5
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Concrete Blocks
Roof Shape:
hip
Roof Materials:
corrugated metal
Porch Width:
full facade
Signficant Architectural Features:
Steeply pitched front-hipped roof with gable dormers centered at facade and rear; rear hipped porch converted for living space. Store with front-hipped roof, weatherboard siding, center entry sheltered by shed overhang on braces.
Alterations:
Facade porch enclosed ca. 1990.
Historical Information:
Built by Samuel Holmes, prolific island carpenter-builder for Christopher Holmes family. Store operated ca. 1930 to ca. 1965.
House is very similar to Site #0460494, the Stafford House.
Source of Historical Information:
Interview Yvonne Williams, 9/17/97
Quadrangle Name:
Tybee Island North