Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Dowling House

Street Address:

301 E. Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001400236

Site Number:

35

Date Surveyed:

August 1 1979

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1941

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Roof Materials:

shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

2 story brick house, T-shaped in plan, constructed in running bond. Gable roof with 3 exterior end chimneys, and eaves with decorated frieze under cornice. Front: symmetrical, AABAA, with central recessed entrance framed by pilasters and pediment with dentils. Windows are 6/6. 1 story porch on E. side (deteriorated). OUTBUILDINGS: 2 story frame garage

Alterations:

brick

Historical Information:

Built by Mrs. Margaret Eaves Dowling and Margaret D. Faires on the site of the home of Augustus Vastine Eaves, Mrs. Dowling's father (who was Barnwell Co. Clerk of Court from 1863-1868 and was responsible for moving the county's records, thus saving them from destruction by Sherman's army).

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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