Williams-Earle House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Holly Hill; Ivy Lawn
Street Address:
319 Grove Rd
Site Number:
0039
Control Number:
U/45/0039
Date Surveyed:
April 21 2003
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1850
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
T
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Brick
Roof Shape:
gable, lateral
Porch Width:
entrance bay only
Porch Shape:
flat
National Register Determination:
listed
Signficant Architectural Features:
2-story, frame Greek Revival style house; weatherboards; hip roof; brick end chimneys; 2-story portico w/square posts and plain entablature; single-leaf entry w/sidelights and transom; 9/9 windows w/sidelights; center hall plan; rear section of house possibly dates to ca. 1820; intact setting w/complement of outbuildings
Historical Information:
The Greek Revival style house built by Dr. Thomas Williams, a prominent Greenville physician and landowner. He also served in state legislature. In 1880, land containing the house, Ivy Lawn, was sold to Richard Harrison Earle, farmer, who was the grandson of Col. Elias Earle.
Source of Historical Information:
NR nomination
Quadrangle Name:
Greenville