Meetze, Maj. Henry A., House
National Register Listing
Street Address:
S of Lexington at 723 S. Lake Dr., Lexington, SC City Vicinity (Lexington County)
Alternate Name:
Meetze House
NRHP Nomination
Record Number:
S10817732012
Description and Narrative:
The Major Henry A. Meetze House is a significant example of an early local interpretation of the Italianate style which also features elements of the earlier South Carolina farmhouse type. In addition, the house is believed to be the oldest private residence with Italianate detailing in Lexington County. The house is believed to have been built by Henry Adam Meetze ca. 1855. Notable architectural features include the hipped roof with bracketed eaves, one and two-story porticoes with cast iron decoration, bay windows, curving cantilevered stair, and the ceiling plasterwork in the first floor right and left rooms. Basically symmetrical in form, the house consists of a two-story rectangular main block with both single story end wings attached to the side facades and a right rear ell. The clapboard structure with medium hipped roof is set on low brick piers which have been enclosed to create a solid foundation and then stuccoed. Brickwork on chimneys is stretcher bond. The main features of the front façade are the two story portico center on the main rectangular block and flanked by two bays at right and left. The rear façade features a kitchen ell, recently created by the enclosure of a covered breezeway which formerly connected the original detached kitchen with the house. Also within the nominated acreage is the original wellhouse and several sheds of undetermined age. Henry Meetze (1820-1904) was a prominent attorney, businessman and civic leader in the Lexington area. He played a significant role both in local politics in Lexington County and in state government. Listed in the National Register July 13, 1979.
Period of Significance:
circa 1855
Level of Significance:
Local
Area of Significance:
Architecture;Politics/Government;Other
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
July 13 1979
