John Calvin Owings House

John Calvin Owings House

John Calvin Owings House, HABS Photo, November 1986 – March 1987
Location 787 W. Main St., Laurens, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°29′38″N 82°1′43″W / 34.49389°N 82.02861°W / 34.49389; -82.02861Coordinates: 34°29′38″N 82°1′43″W / 34.49389°N 82.02861°W / 34.49389; -82.02861
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1896 (1896)
Built by Barber,George F. & Co.
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 78002520[1]
Added to NRHP February 23, 1978

John Calvin Owings House is a historic home located at Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina. It was designed by noted architect George Franklin Barber and built in 1896. It is a 2 1/2-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It features high multiple roofs, turrets, oriels, cresting, turned spindles, and porches. The projecting front gable includes a decorated second-story portico. Also on the property are four contributing outbuildings.[2][3]

It was added to 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. Ruth K. LaForge; Mary Ann Eddy; Steve Smith (August 1977). "John Calvin Owings House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. "John Calvin Owings House, Laurens County (787 W. Main St., Laurens)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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