Cross Keys House

Cross Keys House
Cross Keys House, March 2012
LocationSouthwest of Union on South Carolina Highway 49, Cross Keys, South Carolina
Coordinates34°38′3″N 81°46′27″W / 34.63417°N 81.77417°W / 34.63417; -81.77417
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1812 (1812)-1814
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.71000811[1]
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1971

Cross Keys House is a historic plantation house located at Cross Keys, Union County, South Carolina. It was built about 1812–1814, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick Georgian Colonial style dwelling. It features a gabled roof with identical pairs of end chimneys, a massive raised first-story portico, and date stones carved with the date of the house's completion (1814), original owner's initials (B.B.), and crossed keys thought to be the insignia of the builder.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Nancy R. Ruhf (December 1970). "Cross Keys House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Cross Keys House, Union County (S.C. Hwy. 49, Cross Keys)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 1, 2014.