Cromer, Emerson, House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

204 Cromer Rd.;(Anderson County)

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Site Number:

0222

Control Number:

U/07/0222

Date Surveyed:

February 19 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

before 1908

Alteration Date:

circa 1930 – 1940

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

pressed metal shingle

Porch Width:

façade

Porch Shape:

hip

National Register Determination:

eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

Vernacular Queen Anne one story farm house with two end chimneys with decorative brick tops and two gable dormers on the main façade containing diamond-shaped vents and topped with cutwork horns. The porch is supported with turned posts that are accented with cutwork brackets and a dental frieze. The home has six-over-six windows, shed roof porches on the rear and side elevations, and a line of cedar trees on the main façade lawn. There are several associated frame outbuildings.

Historical Information:

The house was built for Emerson Cromer, a cotton farmer, just before his marriage. The outbuildings were built at the same time as the house. A porch was added ca. 1930-40.

Source of Historical Information:

Alberta Cromer, property owner

Quadrangle Name:

La France

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