Dr. John A. Johnson House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
804 Pinckney St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-760
Control Number:
U/13/025-760
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 570B 0000
Date Surveyed:
March 9 1998
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1850
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
T
Number of Stories:
2.5
Construction Method:
masonry
Exterior Walls Materials:
Brick
Foundation Materials:
Brick
Roof Shape:
not visible
Roof Materials:
not visible
Porch Width:
facade & both elevations
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
Raised two story brick structure "T" shaped in plan. Main 5 bay facade faces south. Entrance now via marble steps supported on brick arch rising from Pinckney Street to east. Openings to double height porch are in form of French doors at first and sec
Alterations:
Partial rebuilding of rear elevation following collapse during early 1970's. Subsequently a single story brick addition was introduced along the north facade.
Historical Information:
Dr. John Johnson and his wife, Claudia Talbird, are thought to have built this three-story house in the 1850s. The house was still owned by Dr. Johnson at opening of Civil War and was used during that war as part of Union Hospital #3. In 1973, a chimney
Source of Historical Information:
National Archives RG 58, Direct Tax Claim. Historic Beaufort Foundation historic sites survey files.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort