Arthur Barnwell House

Arthur Barnwell House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Greer, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°51′18″N 82°13′41″W / 34.85500°N 82.22806°WCoordinates: 34°51′18″N 82°13′41″W / 34.85500°N 82.22806°W
Area	4.4 acres (1.8 ha)
Built	1900
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	82003867[1]
Added to NRHP	March 19, 1982

The Arthur Barnwell House, which is also known as the Barnwell-DeCamps House, is a Queen Anne house in Greer, South Carolina that was built in the period 1880-1900.^[2][3] It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on 1992.^[1] As of 2013, the house was in the process of being moved and rebuilt at a new location.^[4]

History

The house was built for the first president of Pelham Manufacturing Company, Arthur Barnwell, on the banks of the Enoree River. The ruins of Pelham Mill and the Pelham mill village are on the opposite side of the river. It was believed to be built some time between 1880 and 1900.^[2]

Architecture

The house is a wood frame, two and one-half story Queene Anne house. Its irregular plan has bays projecting toward the southwest and northeast sides. The kitchen is a one-story ell on the northwest side. The residence has ship-lap siding. The steep, gabled roof has composition shingles over the original metal roof.^[2]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Wells, John; Mary Watson; Leonore William; Mark Schrader (March 16, 1981). "Arthur Barnwell House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
3. "Arthur Barnwell House, Greenville County (S.C. Hwy. 14, Pelham vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
4. "Q&Amy: A historic house in pieces". February 15, 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.