Francis B. Higgins House

Francis B. Higgins House
Francis B. Higgins House, March 2012
Location 1520 Boundary St., Newberry, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°16′24″N 81°36′57″W / 34.27333°N 81.61583°W / 34.27333; -81.61583Coordinates: 34°16′24″N 81°36′57″W / 34.27333°N 81.61583°W / 34.27333; -81.61583
Area 1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built c. 1820 (1820)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
MPS Newberry MRA
NRHP Reference # 80003682[1]
Added to NRHP November 26, 1980

Francis B. Higgins House, also known as the Caldwell-Higgins House, is a historic home located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built about 1820, and is a two-story weatherboarded residence with Federal and Greek Revival style details. The front facade features a projecting central portico. It was built by Francis B. Higgins, Newberry attorney, planter, and county commissioner in equity, and is the oldest documented dwelling in Newberry.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "Francis B. Higgins House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014.
  3. "Francis B. Higgins House, Newberry County (1520 Boundary St., Newberry)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014.
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