Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Wyman-Brabham House

Street Address:

E. Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001400240

Site Number:

38

Date Surveyed:

1979

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1910;1932

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Construction Method:

frame with brick veneer

Roof Materials:

shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

2 story tan brick house with hip roof. Front: asymmetrical; main entrance features 1 story portico with ionic columns and dentil course in the entablature; doorway with rectangular transom and sidelights; secondary entrance on right side features details similar to main entrance; belt course forms continuous sill for 2nd story 1/1 windows; ground floor- mullion window with entablature to left of main entrance, brick quoins. Boxed cornice with decorated frieze. Porte cochere with classical details on left (west) side.

Alterations:

altered: in 1932, original porches removed, exterior faced with cream brick, redesigned entranceway.

Historical Information:

Lot sold by the widow of General Bamberg to her daughter, Mrs. James Wyman, in 1910. The Wyman's built a 2 story frame house with a 1 story columned porch across the front and sides. The house was remodeled to its present appearance by the Spann family in 1932.

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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