A. Fletcher Spigner House

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A. Fletcher Spigner House
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Location2028 Wheat St.
Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°59′45″N81°0′55″W / 33.99583°N 81.01528°W / 33.99583; -81.01528 Coordinates: 33°59′45″N81°0′55″W / 33.99583°N 81.01528°W / 33.99583; -81.01528
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
ArchitectLafaye & Lafaye
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 09001107 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 2009

A. Fletcher Spigner House, also known as the Spigner-Wilson-Seibels House and Hanner House, is a historic home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1920, and is a 2+12-story double-pile, rectangular frame residence in the Tudor Revival style. It has a one-story, central front portico, a red terra cotta tile roof, and faux half-timbering with a finish of stucco on the second floor. Also on the property is a 1+12-story garage. It was built for A. Fletcher Spigner, a prominent Columbia attorney, State Senator, and South Carolina's Fifth Circuit Solicitor. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Carrie Giauque and Andrew W. Chandler (September 2009). "A. Fletcher Spigner House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "A. Fletcher Spigner House, Richland County (2028 Wheat St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.