Sullivan House (Laurens, South Carolina)

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Sullivan House
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Sullivan House, February 1972
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Nearest city10 miles west of Laurens on U.S. Route 76, near Laurens, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°30′13″N82°13′17″W / 34.50361°N 82.22139°W / 34.50361; -82.22139 Coordinates: 34°30′13″N82°13′17″W / 34.50361°N 82.22139°W / 34.50361; -82.22139
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Builtc. 1838 (1838)
Architectural styleI house
NRHP reference No. 73001716 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1973

Sullivan House, also known as Tumbling Shoals, is a historic home located near Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina. It was built about 1838, and is a two-story, frame I-house dwelling, two rooms in length, and one room deep, with a side-gabled roof. The house typifies the first post-pioneer permanent settlement in the lower Carolina Piedmont. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [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. Thomas M. Ryan (August 1972). "Sullivan House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  3. "Sullivan House, Laurens County (U.S. Hwy. 76, Princeton vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 14, 2014.