Hammond House / Brown Crest

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

Midway Rd., E side, at the int. with Crestview Rd.;(Anderson County)

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Site Number:

1147

Control Number:

U/07/1147

Date Surveyed:

May 20 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1900 – 1910

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

mansard

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

facade and right elevation

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

The house is in the Neoclassical style with cornerboards, one-over-one windows, three interior brick chimneys, double entry doors flanked by sidelights and topped with a fanlight, projecting gable wings on the side elevations, and monumental gable portico supported by Corinthian columns. There is a second-story balcony over the main entry door accessed by door flanked by sidelights and a transom. Modillions and dental molding decorate the roofline. The front and side gables are pent with circular (main façade) and lunette (side facades) windows in the gable ends. Small squared pilasters are located on the second story corners. The one-story porch is supported by Ionic columns and turned balustrades. The main entry is flanked by Doric pilasters toped by a row of dental molding. This pattern of decoration is repeated on the two Palladian windows on either side of the main entry.

Historical Information:

Built by the Hammond family after other family members occupied their earlier house located across the street (Site 1146). The Brown family later occupied the house. This is apparently the property from which several outbuildings were moved.

Source of Historical Information:

property owner of Site 1146

Quadrangle Name:

Belton West

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