Lemuel Boozer House

Lemuel Boozer House

Lemuel Boozer House, August 2012
Location 320 W. Main St., Lexington, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°59′6″N 81°14′32″W / 33.98500°N 81.24222°W / 33.98500; -81.24222Coordinates: 33°59′6″N 81°14′32″W / 33.98500°N 81.24222°W / 33.98500; -81.24222
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built c. 1820 (1820)-1830, 1840s
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal, Raised Cottage
NRHP Reference # 77001231[1]
Added to NRHP August 16, 1977

Lemuel Boozer House, also known as the Boozer-Harmon House, is a historic home located at Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built about 1828-30, and is a one-story clapboard dwelling on a raised basement. It has a low-pitch gable roof and a tall basement of brick piers. A rear ell and wing were added in the 1840s. It was the home of Lemuel Boozer (1809-1870), a lawyer who served as state representative, state senator, lieutenant governor of South Carolina, and state circuit judge. It is one of the oldest structures in the town of Lexington.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Kappy McNulty (September 1976). "Lemuel Boozer House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. "W. Q. M. Berly House, Lexington County (122 Berly St., Lexington)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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