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 Staff (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.
  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.

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