W.T. Askins House

W. T. Askins House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
W.T. Askins House in Lake City, SC
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Location	178 S. Acline Ave., Lake City, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°52′11″N79°45′22″W / 33.86972°N 79.75611°W / 33.86972; -79.75611
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1895 (1895)
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	95000636 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 26, 1995

W. T. Askins House is a historic home located at Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina. It was built about 1895, and is a two-story, L-shaped, frame Folk Victorian style dwelling. It is clad with shiplap siding and set upon a brick pier foundation. Also on the property are a gable-front garage and a smoke house. It was the home of William Thomas Askins (1859–1932), a prominent merchant and farmer of Lake City and lower Florence County. ^{[2] [3]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. ^[1]

W. T. Askins is the grandfather of former South Carolina State legislator Harry R. Askins.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. J. Tracy Power and Andrew E. Chandler (March 1995). "W. T. Askins House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
3. "W. T. Askins House, Florence County (178 S. Acline Ave., Lake City)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 5, 2012.