Briggs House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Briggs House

Street Address:

326 Hampton Avenue, Greenville, SC (Greenville County)

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Site Number:

142 (18-1-19)

Date Surveyed:

circa 1981;circa 1976

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1905

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Number of Stories:

2 1/2

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Stone

Roof Shape:

Hipped

Signficant Architectural Features:

Description: 2 1/2 story Praire-style tan brick structures features lead mullion and cut glass windows, brick quoins, bracketed cornices, 1 story porch with entrance pavillion and porte-cochere. Interior is completely intact w/gas chandeliers and porcelain bathroom fixtures. Outbuildings: Smokehouse, Carriage House, and barn Historical significance: Constructed ca. 1905. Originally home of Loula M. Briggs (Vardry McBee's granddaughter) and Henry Briggs (mayor of Greenville). 2 1/2 story brick, brick quoins, projecting porch w/Tuscan columns, eave brackets, dormer windows, bevelled leaded glass, sidelights and transom on entrance, corbelled brick chimney. Outbuildings: Smokehouse, Carriage House, Barn

Survey:

The Historic Resources of Greenville, SC (1981)

Archives Location:

Box 6, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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