Briggman, F. H. W., House

National Register Listing

Street Address:

156 Amelia St., Orangeburg, SC (Orangeburg County)

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NRHP Nomination Form

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Record Number:

S10817738011

Description and Narrative:

The F.H.W. Briggmann House is significant as one of the few antebellum buildings remaining in Orangeburg. In addition, it is a reminder of Orangeburg's nineteenth century German immigrant population. The house is believed to have been constructed ca. 1855 for F.H.W. Briggmann, a native of Hanover, Germany, who settled in Orangeburg between 1850 and 1854. He was the owner of F.H.W. Briggmann and Company, a prosperous general mercantile business. The house is a two-and-one-half-story, rectangular, frame vernacular Greek Revival residence with a gable roof. The house has three exterior end chimneys of stuccoed brick. The dominant feature of the front facade is a two-tiered porch that is recessed beneath the front slope of the roof. The porch is supported by wooden posts with necking and has plain balustrades. The porch shelters central double-door entrances with sidelights and transoms. The foundation is brick pier with wooden lattice and the roof is covered with corrugated metal. Alterations include a rear addition. Listed in the National Register September 20, 1985.

Period of Significance:

circa 1855

Level of Significance:

Local

Area of Significance:

Ethnic Heritage: European

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

1985-09-20

Date of Boundary Increase:

No Boundary Increase

County:

Orangeburg County;Orangeburg City

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