Brown House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

1200 West Whitner Street

Street Address:

Anderson, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001400017

Site Number:

5

Date Surveyed:

May 7 1981

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1889

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Architect or Builder:

Unknown

Construction Method:

frame

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Materials:

patterned tin

Signficant Architectural Features:

Two story , weatherboard siding, gable roof with returns, boxed cornice with plain frieze and brackets; rectangular plan with kitchen ell at rear and ell porch at rear enclosed ; tripartite facade with central entry with sidelites and transom, 6/6 sash window in outside bays; hip roof porch supported by plain columns with scroll-cut butted board balusters spans facade; central balcony Set in roof of porch with pediment gable roof with brackets, plain columns and same balusters as porch; shed addition on kitchen ell at left side. OUTBUILDINGS:weatherboard shed

Alterations:

see description

Source of Historical Information:

J. H. von Hasslen's map - 1897, Anderson City Directory 1905-06;None

Survey:

Anderson - City - West Whitner Street - West Market Street, 1983-1984

Archives Location:

Box 14, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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