Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Old Baptist Church Parsonage

Street Address:

313 E. Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001400239

Site Number:

37

Date Surveyed:

1979

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1905

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Construction Method:

frame

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Materials:

shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

2 story clapboard house with hip and gable roof, 1 large central chimney. 1 story porch with round wooden columns on brick piers and railing with turned balusters wraps around the SE comer of the building. Front entrance features rectangular transom and sidelights. Fenestration is varied; generally 2/2. Front gable features imbricated shingles and attic vent. Projecting 1 story bay on East side. 1 story rear addition. OUTBUILDINGS: 1 concrete block

Historical Information:

On this lot in 1872 was the home of Browning, a radical Justice of the Peace, who was murdered by a member of a prominent Bamberg Co. family. In 1905, the property was sold to Mrs. Theodosia Ott, who was probably the wife of J.P. Ott, a MD who practiced in Bamberg. The Otts probably built the house still located on the lot. In 1917, the house was sold to the Bamberg Baptist Church and was used as a parsonage for 29 years.

Source of Historical Information:

"East Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, SC";Margaret Lawrence, 111 Felder Street, Bamberg, SC

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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