Gallivan House

Historic Property

Street Address:

308 Hampton Avenue, Greenville, SC (Greenville County)

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Site Number:

147 (18-1-25)

Date Surveyed:

circa 1981;circa 1976

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1904 – 1909

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Architect or Builder:

James Gallivan

Number of Stories:

2 1/2

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

Hipped

Roof Materials:

Asbestos

Signficant Architectural Features:

Description: 2 1/2 story Prairie-style brick structure featuring octagonal bays, gable with Palladian window, bracketed cornice, brick quoins, and a 1 story porch on 3 sides with corner gazebo and clustered columns. Historical significance: Constructed ca. 1904 - 1909 by James Gallivan, an engineer. When purchased in 1960 by Andrew Gwynn Chapter of Knights of Columbus, 2nd floor converted into ballroom; however, present owners are in process of reconstructing original floorplan. 2 1/2 story brick, brick quoins, windows have brick lintels w/keystones, leaded glass in window transoms, palladian dormer window, hipped roof, corbelled brick chimney, tuscan porch columns

Survey:

The Historic Resources of Greenville, SC (1981)

Archives Location:

Box 6, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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