W.T. Askins House
W. T. Askins House | |
W.T. Askins House in Lake City, SC | |
| Location | 178 S. Acline Ave., Lake City, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°52′11″N 79°45′22″W / 33.86972°N 79.75611°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c. 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.