Dunbar House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Dunbar House

Street Address:

SE side Redcliffe Rd., 0.5 mi. SE of SC 580, Beech Island vicinity

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Site Number:

S108042001300002

Site Number:

6.007

Date Surveyed:

March 18 1986

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1850

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Construction Method:

Frame

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

Roof Materials:

Patterned metal

Signficant Architectural Features:

1-1/2 story frame residence; rectangular with rear “L“ wing; 5 bays vide (W-W-E-W-W), north elevation 6 bays deep (W-W-W-W-W-W); cross gable patterned metal roof with oversized front-facing gable dormer w/boxed cornice and 6/6 window w/transom, 4 exterior brick chimneys with corbelled caps, 1 interior brick stove flue; 1 -story hipped porch along facade, square wood columns w/capitals of wood moldings; 6/6 wood windows with blinds, gable ends have boxed cornices w/returns & 2-6/6 windows; central entrance has transom & sidelights; wood weatherbd. siding; brick pier foundation w/brick infill; Abo 1 -story frame service structure, rectangular, 1 by 1 bay wide, hipped wood shingle roof, interior brick chimney w/corbelled cap, wood weatherbd. siding, deteriorated condition, located approx. 25 yards SW of main house OUTBUILDINGS: Frame outbuilding (Contributory)

Alterations:

Possibly dormer

Historical Information:

House constructed ca. 1850 by Hammond Family

Source of Historical Information:

Edward Sturchen, 161 Redcliffe Rd, Beech Island, SC 29842

Survey:

Aiken County Survey (Western Portion), 1986

Archives Location:

Box 13, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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