Cantey, Zachariah, house

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Buckton Plantation, house

Street Address:

489 Baynard Boykin Rd

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Site Number:

0005

Control Number:

U/55/0005

Tax Number:

342-00-38

Date Surveyed:

December 3 2001

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1795

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Beaded Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Raised Basement

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

full facade

Porch Shape:

shed

National Register Determination:

listed;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Hall and Parlor with four exterior stuccoed chimneys. Five-bay façade. Porch has six wooden pillars. Two dormers.

Historical Information:

Believed to have been built around 1795 by Zachariah Cantey, prominent planter, businessman, and politician. He married Sarah Boykin around 1792; died 1822.

Source of Historical Information:

National Register Nomination

Quadrangle Name:

Camden South

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