Townsend-Ward House ("Inwood Place")

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

3010 Inwood Lane

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Site Number:

811.00

Control Number:

U/69/811.00

Date Surveyed:

September 21 2006

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1854 – 1855

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Architect or Builder:

unknown

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

side gable

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

wraparound

Porch Shape:

shed

National Register Determination:

eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

two-story, frame house, symmetrical façade, central doors with sidelights and transom window, double-hung windows, brackets, wooden columns on brick piers, wooden balustrade

Historical Information:

"Inwood Place" is located south of Blenheim. It was constructed by Light Townsend in 1854-55. The plantation included a commissary, cotton gin, saw mill, blacksmith shop, and numerous other outbuildings typical of this area. The house remained in the Townsend family until 1983, when it was sold to the Ward family.

Source of Historical Information:

Marlboro County: A Pictoral History, 1951

Quadrangle Name:

Drake

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