Meng House

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Meng House
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Meng House, March 2012
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Location117 Academy St., Union, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°43′8″N81°37′24″W / 34.71889°N 81.62333°W / 34.71889; -81.62333 Coordinates: 34°43′8″N81°37′24″W / 34.71889°N 81.62333°W / 34.71889; -81.62333
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1832 (1832)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 76001714 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1976

Meng House, also known as The Hill House and Clough-Wallace House, is a historic home located at Union in Union County, South Carolina, United States. It was built about 1832, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It features two two-story Doric order porticos supported by four stucco-over-brick columns. It has a two-story wing that houses the kitchen with bathrooms above. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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. Mary Ann Eaddy; Steve Smith & Donald Klinger (April 1976). "Meng House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Meng House, Union County (117 Academy St., Union )". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.