Erwin House | |
Location | Southwest of Allendale off U.S. Route 301, near Allendale, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 32°57′25″N81°24′56″W / 32.95701°N 81.41567°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | c. 1828 |
Built by | Erwin, DR. W.R. |
Architectural style | Bahamian |
NRHP reference No. | 76001687 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 7, 1976 |
Erwin House, also known as Erwinton Plantation and Hunting Club, is a historic home located near Allendale, Allendale County, South Carolina, United States. It was built around 1828, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, white clapboard dwelling on a raised brick basement. The front façade features three dormers and a full-width piazza with 14 square wooden columns, that also extends halfway down each of the side facades. Dr. William Erwin, the original owner of Erwinton, his wife and sister-in-law were all excommunicated from Kirkland Church in 1833 for their affiliation with other denominations. They then formed the second Christian congregation, the Disciples of Christ, in South Carolina. They held weekly meetings at Erwinton until 1835 when the present meeting house was completed and dedicated as Antioch Christian Church. [2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]
Allendale is a town in and the county seat of Allendale County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,482 at the 2010 census, a decline from 4,052 in 2000. The majority of residents are African American.
Antioch Christian Church may refer to:
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Allendale County, South Carolina.
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