Valley View; Sebyt-McCown-Taylor House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

2000 E. River St.;(Anderson County)

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Site Number:

0891

Control Number:

U/07/0891

Date Surveyed:

April 30 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1913

Alteration Date:

1980s

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

L

Architect or Builder:

Casey and Fant

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Synthetic Siding

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

facade and both elevations

Porch Shape:

hip

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

Dental molding along roofline. Palladian windows on the gable ends. Gable on second floor over entry. Porch supports are brick posts. End chimney is flush with exterior wall.

Alterations:

Synthetic siding added in the 1980s.

Historical Information:

Originally called Valley View. Built by Sebyt family. Purchased by the McCown family who farmed cotton. Bought in 1951 by former US Congressman John C. Taylor (who never lived here). His son, Lee Brown Taylor and wife Nell have lived here since the late 1950s.

Source of Historical Information:

Nell Taylor, interview, 30 April 2002.

Quadrangle Name:

Saylors Crossroads

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