Ensor-Keenan House
National Register Listing
Street Address:
801 Wildwood Ave., Columbia, SC (Richland County)
NRHP Nomination
Record Number:
S10817740041
Description and Narrative:
The Ensor-Keenan House is significant as one of the few structures in Columbia with Italianate influences. It is also significant as the home of Dr. Joshua Fulton Ensor. Dr. Ensor came to Columbia following the Civil War and in 1870 became the second medical superintendent of the State Asylum (South Carolina State Hospital). He later served as postmaster of Columbia and was an active leader in the State’s Republican Party. Located on a large secluded estate in the Eau Claire section of Columbia, the most distinguishing feature of the one and one-half story house is a central projecting pavilion with a steeply pitched hipped roof. The pavilion also features a window with an arch, as well as brackets along its cornice. Flanking this projection are large gables, each featuring a 6/6 window with louvered shutters and an arched panel above. The one-story porch supported by slender columns extends across the façade. Listed in the National Register March 2, 1979.
Period of Significance:
1870
Level of Significance:
State
Area of Significance:
Commerce
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
March 2 1979
