Wilson-Clary House

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Wilson-Clary House
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Wilson-Clary House, 2012
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Location120 Irby Ave., Laurens, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°29′40″N82°01′05″W / 34.494479°N 82.018189°W / 34.494479; -82.018189 Coordinates: 34°29′40″N82°01′05″W / 34.494479°N 82.018189°W / 34.494479; -82.018189
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
MPS City of Laurens MRA
NRHP reference No. 86003471 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1986

The Wilson-Clary House, also known as the Crisp House, is a historic home located at Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina. The vernacular Victorian style house with Eastlake influences was constructed ca1892 for J. J. Wilson, Jr and Toccoa Irby Wilson. [2] [3]

The two-story frame house has two brick chimneys above a cross-gable roof. It has a single-story wraparound porch with a tent roof gazebo at its vertex and pedimented window surrounds. The interior features ceiling medallions, a marble mantel and an elaborate staircase. [3]

It was listed on 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. "Wilson-Clary House" . Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "City of Laurens Multiple Resource Area: Supplement I" (PDF) (PDF). Retrieved December 1, 2013.