Lindsay-Bell House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Lola Bell House
Street Address:
Old Abbeville Highway (SR 44), Due West, SC (Abbeville County)
Date Surveyed:
August 26 1980
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1840s
Alteration Date:
1970s
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Square
Number of Stories:
2
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Brick;Stuccoed Masonry
Roof Shape:
Flat
Roof Materials:
Composition Shingle;Metal
Signficant Architectural Features:
2-story; square; hipped roof; 2-story pedimented portico supported by 4 square posts on square stuccoed pillars & 2 similar pilasters; wide single entrance paneled door w/multipaned sidelights & transom has fluted trim w/corner blocks (bullseye design); second story has balcony supported by curved wooden braces w/decorative railing; single door has sidelights & fluted trim w/plain corner blocks 6/6 light window w/louvered shutters flank central doorway each story; horizontal flush paneling under portico; porch floor has been extended to each side of portico; 2 stuccoed end chimneys each side; 4 windows each story, each side - 6/6 upstairs, 9/9 downstairs; single story hipped roof wing across entire rear of house; to right rear is screened-in porch; small gable ell w/boxed cornice & returns projects from second story center of rear elevation; shutters have been removed from windows on side. ;Outbuildings: student cabin; wooden shed, wooden barn. Student cabin is a rectangular weatherboard building; gable roof has wooden shingles; 1 ext. end chimney (rebuilt); single entrance doorway in facade & right side; 1 window to rear w/shutter; shutter & door are of vertical boards.
Alterations:
Student cabin restored in early 1970s by Due West Branch of AAUW
Historical Information:
Student Cabin used c. 1850 - c. 1890 as dormitory.
Survey:
Due West - City 1980-1981
Archives Location:
Box 10, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014
