Mitchell, Crowell, House

National Register Listing

Street Address:

Church St., Leesville, SC (Lexington County)

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817732028

Description and Narrative:

The Crowell Mitchell House is a two-story Victorian residence built in the 1880s. The house is distinguished by ornamental double-tiered porches which connect flanking bays. Central doorways on each floor are enframed by transoms and sidelights. Three single windows of six-over-six sash pierce the bays. Other architectural features include a plain entablature, pierced sawn porch balustrades, slender wood porch columns and pilasters, a beltcourse of wood extending the front façade and molded with window caps. The house is set on a brick foundation. The hipped roof is covered with composition shingles. Architecturally, this house is a singularly intact Victorian specimen of this style in the Central Midlands Region. It is a typical middle-class residence with spacious simple rooms, large window area, and scrollwork balustrades. Listed in the National Register July 6, 1982.

Period of Significance:

1885

Level of Significance:

Local

Area of Significance:

Architecture

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

July 6 1982

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