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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