Octagon House (Laurens, South Carolina)
Octagon House | |
Zelotes Holmes House | |
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Location | Laurens, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°29′57″N 82°0′5″W / 34.49917°N 82.00139°WCoordinates: 34°29′57″N 82°0′5″W / 34.49917°N 82.00139°W |
Built | 1859 |
Architect | Zelotes Lee Holmes |
Architectural style | Octagon Mode, Other |
NRHP Reference # | 73001715[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 20, 1973 |
The Octagon House, also known as Zelotes Holmes House, is an historic octagonal house located at 619 East Main Street in Laurens, South Carolina.[2][3] Designed and built in 1859 to 1862 by the Rev. Zelotes Lee Holmes, a Presbyterian minister and teacher, it is thought to be the first concrete house erected in South Carolina.[3] It was called the Zelotes Holmes House by the Historic American Buildings Survey.[4]
Also known as the Old Holmes House, the Old Watson House and the Holmes-Watson House, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1973.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Caughman, Wright (August 24, 1972). "Octagon House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Octagon House, Laurens County (619 E. Main St., Laurens)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ "Zelotes Holmes House (catalog record)". Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
External links
- Holmes Family History page for Zelotes Lee Holmes
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-376, "Zelotes Holmes House, 619 East Main Street, Laurens, Laurens County, SC", 26 photos, 2 color transparencies, 9 measured drawings, 10 data pages, 4 photo caption pages
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