Morgan House (Central, South Carolina)

For houses of the same name, see Morgan House.
Morgan House

Morgan House, August 2010
Location 416 Church St., Central, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°43′20″N 82°46′49″W / 34.72222°N 82.78028°W / 34.72222; -82.78028Coordinates: 34°43′20″N 82°46′49″W / 34.72222°N 82.78028°W / 34.72222; -82.78028
Area 2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1893 (1893), c. 1917
Architectural style Queen Anne, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 01000312[1]
Added to NRHP March 29, 2001

Morgan House is a historic home located Central, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was built in 1893 in the Queen Anne, and modified about 1917 with Classical Revival style changes. It is a 1 1/2-story frame dwelling and features a porch with Doric order columns. It is associated with the Morgan family, who operated a mercantile retail establishment and founders of the Bank of Central.

The house now serves as the home of the Central History Museum, which is operated by the Central Heritage Society.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Robert C. Benedict (August 2000). "Morgan House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. "Morgan House, Pickens County (416 Church St., Central)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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