Koon, John Jacob Calhoun, Farmstead
National Register Listing
Street Address:
CR 27 off US 76/176, Ballentine, SC (Richland County)
NRHP Nomination
Record Number:
S10817740079
Description and Narrative:
The John Jacob Calhoun Koon Farmstead, which includes a residence and several associated outbuildings, is significant as a relatively intact late nineteenth century-early twentieth century agricultural-industrial complex of the Dutch Fork area. In addition to farming, Koon operated a sawmill on this property as well as a cotton gin in Irmo and a store. The house, which took its present form ca. 1890, is an example of a late nineteenth century farmhouse. According to family tradition, John Jacob Calhoun Koon, the descendant of mid-eighteenth century German immigrants to the Dutch Fork, built what was then a one-story house ca. 1880. Around 1890, this house was rolled on logs to the present location and the second story and porches added. The two-tiered Victorian influenced wraparound porch is the primary character-defining element of the house. Spanning the façade and wrapping around both side elevations, the porch has turned posts and balusters, a spindle frieze at each level, and scroll-sawn brackets. A one-story, gable roofed frame addition is on the rear of the house. The historic outbuildings include a ca. 1920 frame grain barn, a ca. 1900 frame cotton house, a ca. 1900 frame workshop/toolhouse, a late nineteenth century shed, a ca. 1920 planing shed, and a ca. 1928 sawmill. Listed in the National Register March 27, 1986.
Period of Significance:
circa 1880;circa 1890
Level of Significance:
Local
Area of Significance:
Industry;Agriculture;Architecture
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
March 27 1986
