Davenport House (Greer, South Carolina)

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Davenport House
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Location100 Randall St., Greer, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°56′10″N82°13′37″W / 34.93611°N 82.22694°W / 34.93611; -82.22694
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1921
ArchitectJames Douthit Beacham and Leon LeGrand
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 98001623 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1999

The Davenport House is a Tudor Revival house built in 1921 in Greer, South Carolina [2] [3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

Architecture

The 6,000 sq ft (560 m2) house was designed by Greenville architects James Douthit Beacham and Leon LeGrand. It is a two-story house constructed of hand-made yellow brick, timber, and stucco. It has a one-story, glass-enclosed porch on the east and porte cochere on the west. There is a three-bay coach house and pool house as well as a brick and timber pergola in the garden. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Jordan, Rose Marie Cooper; Shea O'Brien (May 1, 1998). "Davenport House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. "Davenport House, Greenville County (100 Randall St., Greer)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 14 October 2012.