McGee-Bouknight House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Bouknight Farms

Street Address:

5900 SC 81;(Anderson County)

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Site Number:

0597

Control Number:

U/07/0597

Date Surveyed:

April 4 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1908

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Square

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Vinyl Siding

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

Roof Shape:

hip

Roof Materials:

raised seam metal

Porch Width:

facade and both elevations

Porch Shape:

hip

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has two over two windows, two interior brick chimneys with decorative tops, and entry with two-light transom. The porch is supported with thin ionic columns and has a pediment above the main entry. There is a second-story porch over the main entry door with simple supports and balustrade. There is a small ell on the rear façade with a porch.

Alterations:

The home has vinyl siding. Kitchen added on rear in the 1930s.

Historical Information:

Constructed by Reuben McGee in 1908. Family farmed cotton until the early 1970s.

Source of Historical Information:

Smith Bouknight, personal interview 4 April 2002

Quadrangle Name:

Anderson South

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