Badgett, Thomas A. House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

203 Hwy 49

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Site Number:

2278

Control Number:

U/59/2278

Date Surveyed:

February 5 2003

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1860

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Square

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Stuccoed Masonry

Roof Shape:

hip

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

entrance bay only

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has one-over-one windows, central entry with fanlight and sidelights, fluted corner boards,

Historical Information:

The home was constructed by Thomas A. Badgett, who came to Laurens from Virginia prior to 1846--the date of construction of the Church of the Epiphany in Laurens. Mr. Badgett was a renowned architect who designed the Episcopal Church. The bricks used in the foundation and chimneys were made in his brickyard by a small stream to the front of the home.

Source of Historical Information:

Bolick, Julian. A Laurens County Sketchbook. 1973, pp. 225-226.

Quadrangle Name:

Ora

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