Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Cope-Carter House

Street Address:

309 E. Railroad Ave., Bamberg, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001400235

Site Number:

34

Date Surveyed:

1979

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1905

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Construction Method:

frame

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Materials:

metal

Signficant Architectural Features:

2 story clapboard house with hip roof, 2 large interior chimneys with corbeled caps. Front- asymmetrical; a projecting bay on W. side of front features sawn brackets with pendants under pedimented gable; front entrance has rectangular transom and sidelights. 1 story porch with turned balusters in railing and round columns supporting a balustraded deck above wraps around 2 sides of the building. OUTBUILDINGS: gazebo and other old outbuildings

Alterations:

altered (minor)

Historical Information:

Built by John Cope for his daughter Clio Brabham, the design of the house shows the influence of the Queen Anne style. Jesse F. Carter, who bought the house from Cope, served as a State Senator from Bamberg Co. (1925-1927) and later as an associate justice of the S. C. Supreme Court.

Source of Historical Information:

"East Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, S. C.";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

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