Simpson House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

215 North Elm Street, Pendlton, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001400133

Site Number:

65

Date Surveyed:

October 19 1982

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1830

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Construction Method:

Frame

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

Roof Materials:

standing seam metal

Signficant Architectural Features:

Two story weatherboard exterior residential with hip roof; hip roof porch across facade with square tapered wooden posts with wooden lattice work, arched spandrel between posts; 1st story facade bay is ABA: A is a 6/6 light window over double wooden panels with louvered shutters covering the full length of the window and the wooden panels; B is a single door entrance with multi-pane transom and sidelights; 2nd story facade bay has 3-6/6 light windows with batten shutters; beneath eaves of house are decorative wooden molding, there is a 1 story gable rear ell with a shed roof porch attached to the left elevation. There are 2 interior stuccoed chimneys; OUTBUILDINGS: A frame shed type garage and also a storage shed.

Historical Information:

Built by Jessie P. Lewis; Richard Wright Simpson lived here; he was a farmer, legislator, advisor to Thomas Clemson

Survey:

Pendleton - City, 1982-1983

Archives Location:

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

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