Barnwell, William, House
National Register Listing
Street Address:
800 Prince St., Beaufort, SC (Beaufort County)
NRHP Nomination
Record Number:
S10817707007
Description and Narrative:
This square house with a wide two-story portico is an excellent example of typical historic Beaufort residences. Built in 1816 as a wedding gift for Sarah Reeves Gibbes by her brothers, and assisted by Philadelphia artisans, it derives its name from her husband, William Wigg Barnwell, a Beaufort farmer and plantation owner. Sarah was the great-granddaughter of famed “Tuscarora Jack” Barnwell, leader of the bloody 1711-1712 expedition against Tuscarora Indians of North Carolina. The three-story white clapboard structure has a two-story veranda across the entire front facing south toward the river. Slender classical columns juxtapose on one another. The house is three bays wide and deep with a central front entrance. The veranda originally faced a formal garden, but that area is now occupied by other houses. The house was formerly located at 800 Prince Street. Listed in the National Register March 24, 1971.
Period of Significance:
1816;19th century
Level of Significance:
Local
Area of Significance:
Architecture;Archeology: Historic - Aboriginal
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
March 24 1971
