Earle Town House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
107 James St
Site Number:
0013
Control Number:
U/45/0013
Date Surveyed:
November 12 2002
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1810
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Brick
Roof Shape:
hip
Roof Materials:
raised seam metal
National Register Determination:
listed
Signficant Architectural Features:
5-bay Georgian style; single-leaf entry w/sidelights, transom, and fluted surrounds; center Palladian window on second level; corbelled brick chimneys; 9/9 and 9/6 windows; screened west side porch; extensive landscaping, gardens, and wrought iron fence
Alterations:
west side porch has been enlarged from original and screened
Historical Information:
The late-Georgian style Earle Town House was built by at least 1810 for Elias T. Earle and was part of the plantation owned by the family. Earle settled in SC in the 1780s and acquired his homesite by 1796. Earle, whose father served in the Virginia House of Burgesses, figured prominently in the early history and development of Greenville. He served as a state senator, US congressman, silk grower, iron manufacturer, and first Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the federal government. He manufactured guns for the War of 1812. He also built wagon road over the Blue Ridge. Great-grandson Joseph Haynsworth Earle, a judge and US senator, was born in the house and figured prominently in state and regional politics. Later owned by Mary C. Simms Oliphant, noted SC historian.
Source of Historical Information:
NR nomination (1969)
Quadrangle Name:
Greenville