Spencer House (Bishopville, South Carolina)

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Location817 N. Main St., Bishopville, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°13′39″N80°14′18″W / 34.22750°N 80.23833°W / 34.22750; -80.23833 Coordinates: 34°13′39″N80°14′18″W / 34.22750°N 80.23833°W / 34.22750; -80.23833
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc. 1845 (1845)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernaculer Greek Revival
MPS Bishopville MRA
NRHP reference No. 86000046 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 1986

Spencer House, also known as the Gene McLendon House, is a historic home located at Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story, vernacular Greek Revival style house. It features a two-story, pedimented portico supported by four square frame pillars with Doric order capitals. The house has a one-story, gable roofed rear ell with a large exterior brick chimney. It is very similar in floor plan and appearance to the William Rogers House. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [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. unknown (n.d.). "Spencer House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "Spencer, Lee County (817 N. Main St., Bishopville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)