Young, Lafayette House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

Jefferson Davis Rd., W side, approx. 11/2 mi. N of int. w/ Old Milton

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Site Number:

2064

Control Number:

U/59/2064

Date Surveyed:

December 11 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1850

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Asbestos Shingles

Foundation Materials:

Stuccoed Masonry

Roof Shape:

cross gable

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

façade

Porch Shape:

hip

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has nine over six windows, bay window on main façade with thin six over six windows, double entry door with sidelights and transom, interior chimney, the window beneath the porch on the main façade has sidelights and shutters and is nine over nine. The weatherboard is still evident beneath the porch. There are stone posts circling the property that were originally part of a fence. There are two associated farm outbuildings.

Alterations:

The porch supports have been replaced, asbestos shingles have been added to the exterior.

Historical Information:

Jefferson Davis spent the night here on April 30, 1865 on his flight from Richmond. The home sits on Old Milton Rd., one of the oldest trade routes in the county that dates to the days of the Indian trails. On a grant of 200 acres to John Young on May 10,1771, a log cabin was constructed and several years prior to the Civil War the current home was constructed.

Source of Historical Information:

Bolick, Julian. A Laurens County Sketchbook. 1973.

Quadrangle Name:

Cross Hill

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