Colding-Walker House

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Colding-Walker House
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LocationSC 52, Appleton, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°02′30″N81°21′56″W / 33.04164°N 81.36545°W / 33.04164; -81.36545 Coordinates: 33°02′30″N81°21′56″W / 33.04164°N 81.36545°W / 33.04164; -81.36545
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1853 (1853), 1897
Built byColding, C.H.
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival, Low country massed plan
NRHP reference No. 98000415 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 30, 1998

Colding-Walker House, also known as Robwood, is a historic home located at Appleton, Allendale County, South Carolina. The original section was built about 1853, and is a 1+12-story side gable roofed residence on a raised brick basement. It was extensively renovated in the late 1890s. The front façade features a full-width wrap-around porch and gable front portico embellished with Folk Victorian style spindlework detailing. Also located on the property are a carriage house, smokehouse, and barn. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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. Robert Yallop (August 1997). "Colding-Walker House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. "Colding-Walker House, Allendale County (S.C. Hwy. 52, Appleton vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 4 March 2014.