The Oaks (Coronaca, South Carolina)

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The Oaks
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Location114 Old Puckett's Ferry Rd., near Coronaca, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°15′25″N82°5′5″W / 34.25694°N 82.08472°W / 34.25694; -82.08472 Coordinates: 34°15′25″N82°5′5″W / 34.25694°N 82.08472°W / 34.25694; -82.08472
Area1.37 acres (0.55 ha)
Builtc. 1825 (1825), c. 1920
Architectural styleI-house
NRHP reference No. 10001040 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 2010

The Oaks, also known as Downs Calhoun House, Calhoun-Henderson House, and Lumley Farmstead is a historic home and farm complex located near Coronaca, Greenwood County, South Carolina. It consists of a two-story wood-frame I-house, built about 1825, with significant additions and alterations about 1845, 1855, 1880, and 1920. Also on the property are the contributing small storage building (c. 1850), two large cow/livestock barns (c. 1920), a farm workshop (ca. 1920), a dairy barn (c. 1950), an early-20th century livestock watering trough, and an early-to-mid-20th century gasoline pump. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/13/10 through 12/17/10. National Park Service. 2010-12-23.
  2. T. Gordon McLeod and Andrew W. Chandler (October 2010). "The Oaks" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  3. "The Oaks, Greenwood County (114 Old Puckett's Ferry Rd., Coronaca vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved May 31, 2014.