George Mower House

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George Mower House
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George Mower House, March 2012
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Location1526 Boundary St., Newberry, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°16′25″N81°35′38″W / 34.27361°N 81.59389°W / 34.27361; -81.59389
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1893 (1893)
Built byDavis, "Cam"
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Newberry MRA
NRHP reference No. 80003683 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 26, 1980

George Mower House is a historic home located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built in 1893, and is a two-story, weatherboarded Queen Anne style dwelling. It features prominent polygonal end turrets and a pedimented dormer. It was built for George Mower, prominent Newberry attorney, director of Newberry Cotton Mills, and member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1888-1890, 1910–16) and the South Carolina Senate (1893-1904). [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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. United States Department of the Interior (October 21, 1980). "George Mower House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. "George Mower House, Newberry County (1526 Boundary St., Newberry)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History.