Banks, Col. J. A., House

National Register Listing

Street Address:

104 Dantzler St., St. Matthews, SC (Calhoun County)

Alternate Name:

Banks House

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817709002

Description and Narrative:

The Colonel J.A. Banks house was built ca.1893 as a residence for South Carolina State Representative and State Senator Col. J. A. Banks, and rebuilt in 1909-1910. According to an early photograph, the original house was one-story with a gable roof, two interior chimneys, and a porch spanning the breadth of the façade. With the 1909-1910 remodeling, the house took its present form. The house is significant both as a free interpretation of Classical and Victorian elements, and for its association with a locally prominent individual. This unique house was composed in the exuberant fashion common to the early twentieth century. The building incorporates certain features of the residual Queen Anne style - the asymmetrical plan, the variegated roofline, and multiple textures. Significant architectural features include: two Neo-Classical colossal Corinthian porticos; the juxtaposition of the colossal order with the lesser Ionic order on the façade; the concave recess of the second floor façade balcony, in response to the convex colossal portico; the gable pediments with Palladian windows; the elliptical arch of the stair hall; and the original leaded and beveled windows and mirrors. Two one-story, weatherboarded outbuildings are included in the nominated property: a fowl house and a workshop. Listed in the National Register January 24, 1980.

Period of Significance:

circa 1893;1909 – 1910;19th century;20th century

Level of Significance:

Local

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government;Architecture

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

November 24 1980

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