Legare-Morgan House

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Legare-Morgan House
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Location241 Lauren St., SW, Aiken, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°33′23″N81°43′30″W / 33.55639°N 81.72500°W / 33.55639; -81.72500
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1850
NRHP reference No. 77001210 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1977

The Legare-Morgan House is a one-story clapboard structure built in Aiken, South Carolina around 1835. [2] [3] From 1850 to 1859 it was the home of the artist, poet and inventor, James Mathews Legare. In 1870 the property was sold to Thomas C. Morgan. The home, located in proximity to Aiken's downtown area, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places September 22, 1977. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. McNulty, Kappy (August 25, 1975). "Legare-Morgan House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  3. "Legare-Morgan House, Aiken County (241 Laurens St., S.W., Aiken)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved November 27, 2012.