Robert G. Turner House

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Robert G. Turner House
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Robert G Turner House, 2012
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Location305 N. Main St., Greer, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°56′34″N82°13′29″W / 34.942727°N 82.224742°W / 34.942727; -82.224742
Arealess than one acre
Built1935 (1935)
ArchitectWilliam Riddle Ward
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 98001625 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1999

The Robert G. Turner House is located in Greer, South Carolina. The Colonial Revival style brick veneered house was designed by the prominent Greenville, South Carolina-based architect William Riddle Ward for Robert Gibbs Turner and Turner's wife, Mary. [2] Ward also designed the one-story brick veneered garage to match the house. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP Nomination Form" (PDF) (PDF). Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  3. "Robert G. Turner House" . Retrieved November 20, 2013.