Daniel-Martin House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

12365 Indian Mound Rd., Mt. Gallagher, SC (Laurens County)

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Site Number:

0265

Control Number:

U/59/0265

Date Surveyed:

October 30 2001

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

before 1840

Alteration Date:

1840

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Synthetic Siding

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

entrance bay only

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Located next to Martin's store. I-house shape with rear ell. Nine over six windows and windows on first floor are flanked by sidelights. Double front door with sidelights.Complex includes Sites 0263 and 0264.

Alterations:

Addition on east side and siding.

Historical Information:

Built for James Wright Daniel, who also later built the commerce building next door. James Cooper Martin, who was one of the original investors in the store, later bought out Daniel and other investors, and also purchased this house. An inscription on a structural member of the house indicates that it was altered in 1840. An earlier road bed runs in front of the house and store; Indian Mound Rd. was altered 1940?.

Source of Historical Information:

Fred and Kay Martin Payne, interview, 11 October 2001 and 25 March 2002; Julian Stevenson Bolick with Edna Riddle Foy, "A Laurens County Sketchbook," np: Mrs. Julian S. Bolick, 1973.

Quadrangle Name:

Ware Shoals East

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