Unknown
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Murdaugh-Padgett Home
Street Address:
228 Midway Street, Bamberg, SC
Site Number:
S108042001400223
Site Number:
5-66-89
Date Surveyed:
August 20 1979
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
before 1906
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Construction Method:
wood frame
Foundation Materials:
Brick
Roof Materials:
metal
Signficant Architectural Features:
2 story weatherboard house with gable roof and one-story rear section. Window: are double-hung sash, 2/2. Front: symmetrical, ABA; a 1-story porch with roof supported by square columns on brick pedestals extends across the front elevation; central front entrance with rectangular sidelights is flanked on either side by a window; in the center of the front slope of the roof is a small gable containing a vent. OUTBUILDINGS:
Alterations:
Originally, the house had a bay window in the middle of the lower front with a small porch on either side as evidenced by the 1922 Sanborn map. The window was removed, a central entrance door installed, and the front porch extended across the entire front during the Padgett's ownership.
Historical Information:
The exact date of construction of the Murdauqh-Padqett house is unknown. The lot was a part of a 10 acre tract purchased in 1883 by E.R. Hays from W.C. Broadwater. In 1892, Hays sold J. A. Byrd 5 acres of the tract, and in 1897, Byrd sold h of it to H. J. Brabham, who then sold it to his son Otis. In a booklet published in 1951 by Otis Brabham (born 1872), he states that he and his family lived in the house and that his two sons were born there. Brabham sold the property in 1906 to J. A. Murdaugh who resided there with his wife ("Miss Mamie"), a Bamberg schoolteacher for many years. After her husband's death, Mrs. Murdaugh invited George Calvin & Rebecca Padgett to live in the home with her. Padgett came to Bamberg in 1912, and in 1919 he and Henry Kearse opened a men's store under the name of Kearse and Padgett, which they ran until they died.
Source of Historical Information:
"Midway Street, Bamberg, S.C." by Margaret Lawrence;Margaret Lawrence, 111 Felder Street, Bamberg, S.C.
Survey:
Bamberg - City, 1979-1980
Archives Location:
Box 14, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014
