Morgan House (Central, South Carolina)

Morgan House
Morgan House, August 2010
Location416 Church St.,
Central, South Carolina
Coordinates34°43′20″N 82°46′49″W / 34.72222°N 82.78028°W / 34.72222; -82.78028
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1893 (1893), c. 1917
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.01000312[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 2001

Morgan House is a historic home located Central, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was built in 1893 in the Queen Anne, and modified about 1917 with Classical Revival style changes. It is a 1+12-story frame dwelling and features a porch with Doric order columns. It is associated with the Morgan family, who operated a mercantile retail establishment and founders of the Bank of Central.

The house now serves as the home of the Central History Museum, which is operated by the Central Heritage Society.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert C. Benedict (August 2000). "Morgan House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Morgan House, Pickens County (416 Church St., Central)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 4, 2014.