Culp House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Culp-Beatty House

Street Address:

300 North Mountain St., Union SC (Union County)

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Site Number:

0919

Control Number:

U/87/0919

Tax Number:

73-12-9-1

Date Surveyed:

March 2 2005

Construction Date:

1857

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

hip

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

façade

Porch Shape:

hip

National Register Determination:

listed;

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has a two- porch on the main façade supported with fluted Doric columns and cutwork balustrade on the second floor, entry doors on the first and second floor have sidelights and transoms, the home has two-over-two double hung sash windows, cutwork modillions beneath the eaves, and two interior chimneys. 04/09/1975

Historical Information:

The home was constructed in 1857 for Mr. B.D. Culp, a local Union businessman. The home served as a focal point for political activity in Union County during the 19th century. B.F. Arthur, secretary of the Secession Convention, delivered an oration from the Culp House porch to the Johnson Rifles Regiment on January 31, 1861. In October 1876, gubernatorial candidate Wade Hampton delivered a campaign address from the second- porch of the house.

Source of Historical Information:

Catawba Regional Planning Council. Historic Sites Survey, Union County. November 1976. pp. 8-10.

Quadrangle Name:

Union East

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