Glen Louie
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Glen Louie
Street Address:
Beech Island vicinity, North side CR 244 (Redcliffe Rd.),0.5 mi. north of SC 125
Site Number:
S108042001300003
Site Number:
6.008
Date Surveyed:
March 18 1986
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1855
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Construction Method:
Frame
Foundation Materials:
Brick Piers with Fill
Roof Materials:
Patterned composition
Signficant Architectural Features:
2 story frame residence; "L“ shaped v/front-fecing “L" and rear hipped addition, 6 bays wide (W-W-W-E-W-W), 4 bays deep west: W-W-W-W, east: FD-FD-FD-FD); flared cross gable patterned composition roof w/boxed cornice; 3 interior brick chimneys with corbelled caps; 2-story porch along facade w/chamfered wood posts on 2nd level, round & square wood columns on 1st level, 1 story hipped porch across east elevation w/turned columns; rectangular louvered attic vent in side gable, 2-round louvered attic vents in front-facing gable, wood 9/9 and 4/4 windows, some windows w/ louvered wood shutters, central entrance within elaborate entablature surround with transom and sidelights, french doors at 1st level of east elev., pilaster at corner of south corner of facade, front-facing roof gable is slightly flared; wood weatherboard siding, brick pier foundation with brick infill OUTBUILDINGS: Barns and sheds (Contributory)
Alterations:
Storm windows
Historical Information:
Land purchased in; original section of house constructed shortly thereafter; expanded prior to Civil War & remodeled in late 19th century. Residence of Paul Fitzsimons Hammond, son of Gov. James Henry Hammond, and his wife, Loula Comer, who resided at the house as early as 1858 until his death in 1887; the Galbraith Lamar family occupied the house until 1911 when it was purchased by Paul Dunbar.
Source of Historical Information:
MacDowell, An Aiken Scrapbook, p. 30, North Augusta Historical Society, "History of North Augusta, SC", p. 83
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
