Chesnut Cottage

Chesnut Cottage
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1718 Hampton St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°0′27″N 81°1′37″W / 34.00750°N 81.02694°WCoordinates: 34°0′27″N 81°1′37″W / 34.00750°N 81.02694°W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	c. 1855-1860
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Columbia Cottage
NRHP Reference #	71000797[1]
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1971

Chesnut Cottage is a historic home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built between 1855 and 1860, and is a 1 1/2-story, Classical Revival style frame house, with a central dormer with an arched window. It features projecting front portico with octagonal columns and ironwork and wood balustrade. It was the home of General James Chesnut, Jr. and Mary Boykin Chesnut during the American Civil War period. In the fall of 1864, President Jefferson Davis was entertained at the home and made a speech from the front steps of the portico.^[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Dollie McGrath (February 1971). "Chesnut Cottage" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
3. "Chesnut Cottage, Richland County (1718 Hampton St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.