Cool Springs, house
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Blaylock-Bonner, house
Street Address:
726 Kershaw Hwy
Site Number:
0006
Control Number:
U/55/0006
Tax Number:
242-00-104
Date Surveyed:
January 18 2002
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1832
Alteration Date:
1850s;1920s;1935
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Architect or Builder:
Rueben Hamilton - 1850s remodelling (possibly)
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Raised Basement
Roof Shape:
gable, lateral
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
Porch Width:
facade and both elevations
Porch Shape:
hip
National Register Determination:
listed;
Signficant Architectural Features:
Greek Revival, central hall, double-pile plan. 64 fluted doric columns. Two-tiered portico. Transom and sidelights on front door. Four chimneys. 1st floor 16' ceilings. Windows to floor level on first floor - 9/9. Beaded board ceilings in porch. Stables date from the 1940s.
Alterations:
In the 1850s, exterior chimneys and tiered portico added. Two-story kitchen in rear dates from 1920s. Some columns removed in early 20th century. Second-story entrance altered c.1935.
Historical Information:
Constructed c.1832 as a summer residence for John Boykin, a planter and lawyer. James B. Cureton resided there 1850-1895. Used in early 1900s as a tourist house.
Source of Historical Information:
NRHP nomination. Dr. Blaylock and Dr. Bonner
Quadrangle Name:
Camden North