Williford, Naomi House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

Busby Dairy Rd., E side, approx. 100 yds. E of int. w/ Williford Rd.;(Anderson County)

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Site Number:

0458

Control Number:

U/07/0458

Date Surveyed:

March 14 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

March 1900

Alteration Date:

1950s

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

L

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Concrete Blocks

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

raised seam metal

Porch Width:

façade

Porch Shape:

shed

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has six over six and two over two horizontal windows, one exterior end chimney, rear ell with shed porch, and several associated outbuildings. The original foundation was stone and log pier, the foundation was redone in the 1950s.

Alterations:

The front porch and rear ell porch have been redone and the central chimney has been removed and the end chimney recently rebuilt.

Historical Information:

The farm is related to the Williford and Skelton families. The Skelton's received this land as a grant after the Revolutionary War in a tract that included several thousand acres. The main house was to the left of site 0458 with slave cabins behind but fell in in the 1950s. The home was built for Naomi Williford in 1900 because she wanted a smaller home. After the Civil War the family acreage was reduced to approx. 120 acres which is what the family owns today. They switched to permanent dairy farming in the 1950s. In 1993 the farm became strictly beef cattle.

Source of Historical Information:

Tim Busby, interview 14 March 2002

Quadrangle Name:

Hartwell NE

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