Oyster Union Hall

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

Haig Point Rd.;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

176-482

Control Number:

U/13/176-482

Tax Number:

R800 024 000 0121 0000

Date Surveyed:

September 17 1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1890

Alteration Date:

1921

Historic Use:

Social

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Other

Roof Shape:

gable (end to front)

Roof Materials:

corrugated metal

Alterations:

Moved to site and rebuilt, 1921. Most sash have been lost; doors are missing from entries.

Historical Information:

Oyster Union Society was a benevolent organization established in 1919 for the aid of oyster gatherers and shuckers. In 1921 Union Sisters and Brothers bought from Mrs. J. B. Chaplin a 2-story house and a quarter-acre of land to move it to. The buildin

Source of Historical Information:

"Daufuskie Island Historic District" National Register nomination; Billie Burn, An Island Named Daufuskie, pp. 475-476.

Quadrangle Name:

Fort Pulaski

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