Davis House (Manning, South Carolina)

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LocationSouth of Manning on South Carolina Highway 63, near Manning, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°39′09″N80°13′33″W / 33.65250°N 80.22583°W / 33.65250; -80.22583 Coordinates: 33°39′09″N80°13′33″W / 33.65250°N 80.22583°W / 33.65250; -80.22583
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Builtc. 1843 (1843)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 83002191 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 13, 1983

Davis House (also known as El Recuerdo) is a historic plantation house located near Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina.

Description and history

It was built about 1843, and is a two-story, frame vernacular Greek Revival style dwelling. It has weatherboard sheathing, a gable roof, and one-story, gabled-roofed ells at either side. The façade features a central, two-tiered portico with four pillars on each level. The house was built by Bertrand Davis, a locally known planter and militia officer. [2] [3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on January 13, 1983. [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. "Davis House, Clarendon County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 63, Manning vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. National Register Staff and Chris Kolbe (October 1982). "Davis House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.