Dogan, Dr. Joseph H. House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Dr. Dogan House

Street Address:

408 West Main St., Union SC (Union County)

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Site Number:

1013

Control Number:

U/87/1013

Tax Number:

73-11-16-9

Date Surveyed:

March 24 2005

Construction Date:

circa 1823

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

L

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

façade

Porch Shape:

flat

National Register Determination:

not eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has two-over-two double hung sash windows, two exterior end chimneys, entry door with thin sidelights and shallow fanlight, and one- ell.

Historical Information:

Home to Union's first doctor. Dr. Dogan arrived in Union on horseback in 1815 to set up his medical practice.

Source of Historical Information:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Union West

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