Dr. Walter Brice House and Office

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Dr. Walter Brice House and Office
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Dr Walter Brice House, July 2012
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LocationNorthwest of Winnsboro, near Winnsboro, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°30′17″N81°14′40″W / 34.50472°N 81.24444°W / 34.50472; -81.24444 Coordinates: 34°30′17″N81°14′40″W / 34.50472°N 81.24444°W / 34.50472; -81.24444
Area5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Builtc. 1840 (1840)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Fairfield County MRA
NRHP reference No. 84000594 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1984

Dr. Walter Brice House and Office is a historic plantation house and office located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, weatherboarded frame, L-shaped Greek Revival style dwelling. It features a two-tiered, pedimented front verandah supported by four wooden pillars. The Dr. Walter Brice Office is a 10-foot-by-12-foot weatherboarded frame building with a metal gable roof. Dr. Walter Brice (1804 - ca. 1871) was a prominent Fairfield County planter and physician before the American Civil War. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. unknown (n.d.). "Dr. Walter Brice House and Office" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "Dr. Walter Brice House, Fairfield County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 22, Woodward vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.