Lewis Home
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Unknown
Street Address:
Corner or Midway St. and Carlisle (map no. 087-02), Bamberg, SC
Site Number:
S108042001400229
Site Number:
72
Date Surveyed:
1979
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1901 – 1904
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Construction Method:
wood frame
Foundation Materials:
Brick Piers
Roof Materials:
shingle
Signficant Architectural Features:
2 story clapboard house, L-shaped in plan. Gabled root with bracketed box cornice. 2 rear exterior chimneys. Windows are double hung sash, 4/4, with much or the old glass remaining, and have louvered shutters. Front: is symmetrical, AABAA: central doorways with 3-pane rectangular transoms and 2-pane sidelights on 1st and 2nd floors are sheltered by a 2 tier veranda which extends across the front facade; decorative design details of this veranda include its turned posts and gingerbread balustrade. The right side of the west elevation features a 2-bay 1 story porch with decorative details similar to the front veranda. A 1 story wing with enclosed screened porch extends from the left side of the rear of the building.
Alterations:
altered
Historical Information:
This house was built by M. R. Lewis, who had an insurance agency, after he purchased the lot in 1901.
Source of Historical Information:
"Midway Street, Bamberg, S. C.";Margaret Lawrence, 111 Felder St., 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
