William Ritchie House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
1307 Bay St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-1192
Control Number:
U/13/025-1192
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0766 0000
Date Surveyed:
September 20 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1883
Historic Core Shape:
L
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Roof Shape:
gable (end to front)
cross gable
Porch Width:
entrance bay only
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
2 story framed dwelling facing Beaufort River to S. Main facade incorporates 3 bays with entrance right. Entrance has transom and is protected by Neoclassical style stoop with pedimented gable and paired support columns east and west. Windows double hun
Historical Information:
Lot owned prior to Civil War by Ann B. Elliot formerly Ann Habersham. Present house said to have been built by William Ritchie, a soldier from Connecticut c. 1883.
Source of Historical Information:
Historic Resources of the Low Country, 1979 where designated 38BU1047. National Archives, RG 58 Direct Tax Claims.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort