Wallace, General W.H. House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

430 East Main St., Union SC (Union County)

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Site Number:

0997

Control Number:

U/87/0997

Tax Number:

73-12-19-9

Date Surveyed:

March 10 2005

Construction Date:

circa 1850

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Stucco

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

hip

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

full façade

Porch Shape:

flat

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has four-over-one double hung sash windows with dentil cornices flanked by fluted pilasters, chimney on the west façade, double entry doors with stained glass sidelights and fanlights. East Main Street Douglas Heights Historic District

Historical Information:

This was the home of General W.H. Wallace. Jefferson Davis and his cabinet stopped here on April 25, 1865.

Source of Historical Information:

Catawba Regional Planning Council. Historic Sites Survey, Union County. November 1976. pp. 41.

Quadrangle Name:

Union East

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