William Baker House

William Baker House
Location Sandy Run on Hwy 176, Sandy Run, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°49′50″N 80°59′46″W / 33.83056°N 80.99611°W / 33.83056; -80.99611Coordinates: 33°49′50″N 80°59′46″W / 33.83056°N 80.99611°W / 33.83056; -80.99611
Area 6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built c. 1830 (1830)
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 78002494[1]
Added to NRHP March 8, 1978

William Baker House is a historic home located in Sandy Run, Calhoun County, South Carolina. It was built about 1830, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style frame structure on a high basement. The house features a full-length hipped-roof verandah with a center balcony with pediment. The interior walls feature wainscoting and doors that are marbleized, using the technique of featherpainting. Also on the property are a contributing wooden outbuilding and family cemetery.[2][3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "William Baker House, Calhoun County (off U.S. Hwy. 21, Gaston vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. Historic Preservation Division Staff (January 1977). "William Baker House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.


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