Meng House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

117 Academy St., Union SC (Union County)

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Site Number:

0947

Control Number:

U/87/0947

Tax Number:

73-12-7-8

Date Surveyed:

March 4 2005

Construction Date:

1832

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Stone Piers

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

full façade

Porch Shape:

engaged

National Register Determination:

listed;

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has six-over-six double hung sash windows, six-over-six window with sidelights and transom in the gable ends, monumental portico supported with Doric columns. 07/12/1976

Historical Information:

The home was constructed by Zachariah Herndon and designed by W.W. Jones. The lumber used in its construction was brought from Columbia and Charleston.

Source of Historical Information:

Catawba Regional Planning Council. Historic Sites Survey, Union County. November 1976. pp. 27.

Quadrangle Name:

Union East

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