Adams-Scott House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

710 Scott Rd.;(Anderson County)

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Site Number:

0862

Control Number:

U/07/0862

Date Surveyed:

April 25 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1900

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Asbestos Shingles

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

Roof Shape:

gable-on-hip

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

façade

Porch Shape:

hip

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has two over two windows, two interior brick chimneys, projecting gable wing on the left end of the main façade and south façade, decorative cutwork brackets, hip porch on the main and north facades with turned posts, spindlework friezes, decorative cutwork brackets and turned balustrade. There is a one-story gabled ell on the rear and stone retaining wall in the front of the property.

Alterations:

Some windows have been replaced, asbestos shingles have been added to the exterior, and concrete block fill in the foundation.

Historical Information:

The Scotts bought the home from the Adams Family in the 1950s. The Scotts farmed cotton and raised hogs.

Quadrangle Name:

Saylors Crossroads

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