Lide, Evan J., House

National Register Listing

Street Address:

W of CR 228 NW of SC 34 near Springville (Darlington County)

Alternate Name:

Evan J. Lide House

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NRHP Nomination

NRHP Removal

Record Number:

S10817716011

Description and Narrative:

The Evan J. Lide House is significant as one of the six remaining buildings of the rural nineteenth century planter community of Springville. This house is said to have been one of the first permanent residences in what was, up to that time, basically a summer retreat or pineland village. Evan J. Lide, who is believed to have built the house circa 1839, was the son of Hugh Lide, generally considered to be the original settler of the Springville area and to whom the name “Springville” is attributed. Evan J. Lide, a wealthy planter, also owned Back Swamp Plantation, which was the source of his income. Comfortable yet unpretentious, the house reflects the more casual lifestyle of Springville. The house is a rectangular, two-story gable-roofed weatherboard-clad building set on a brick pier foundation with a central hall plan and exterior gable end chimneys. The facing façade contains a full-width, one-story, shed-roofed porch supported by square, solid pine posts overhung by a wide boxed cornice. Demolished between 2021 and 2022. Listed in the National Register October 10, 1985. Removed from the National Register July 15, 2025.

Period of Significance:

1839

Level of Significance:

Local

Area of Significance:

Social History;Architecture

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

October 10 1985

Date of Removal from the Register:

July 15 2025

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