Briggman, F. H. W., House
National Register Listing
Street Address:
156 Amelia St., Orangeburg, SC (Orangeburg County)
NRHP Nomination
Record Number:
S10817738011
Description and Narrative:
The F.H.W. Briggmann House is significant as one of the few antebellum buildings remaining in Orangeburg. In addition, it is a reminder of Orangeburg’s nineteenth century German immigrant population. The house is believed to have been constructed ca. 1855 for F.H.W. Briggmann, a native of Hanover, Germany, who settled in Orangeburg between 1850 and 1854. He was the owner of F.H.W. Briggmann and Company, a prosperous general mercantile business. The house is a two-and-one-half-story, rectangular, frame vernacular Greek Revival residence with a gable roof. The house has three exterior end chimneys of stuccoed brick. The dominant feature of the front facade is a two-tiered porch that is recessed beneath the front slope of the roof. The porch is supported by wooden posts with necking and has plain balustrades. The porch shelters central double-door entrances with sidelights and transoms. The foundation is brick pier with wooden lattice and the roof is covered with corrugated metal. Alterations include a rear addition. Listed in the National Register September 20, 1985.
Period of Significance:
circa 1855
Level of Significance:
Local
Area of Significance:
Ethnic Heritage: European
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
September 20 1985
