Cedar Springs Historic District
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Cedar Springs Historic District is a historic district
in Abbeville
and Greenwood Counties in South Carolina. It has three contributing properties
. It is located at the intersection of Abbeville County Road 33, Greenwood County Road 112, and Greenwood County Road 47. The buildings were built between 1820 and 1856.
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has additional information and photographs, the nomination form for the historic district, and map of the historic district.
that was built around 1820. The building has a gabled, standing-seal metal roof. The porch along the original facade has been enclosed. This building has been altered. Its log walls are covered with shiplap
siding. It is believed to have been a stop on a stagecoach
line.
on the top of the central octagon. The house has eleven major rooms. Each of the floors of each octagon is a single room. The plan of the house is believed to be unique in the United States. The Historic American Building Survey has additional photographs and information on the Frazier-Pressley House.
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Cedar Springs ARP
Church is a rectangular, brick church with hip roof
. The brickwork
is common bond with bonding every sixth course. The foundation is stone. This church was built circa 1853 to replace an earlier framed church. A single story, brick wing was added in the 1940s to the rear of the church. The church cemetery is adjacent to the church.
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
in Abbeville
Abbeville County, South Carolina
Abbeville County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. In 2010, its population was 25,147. Its county seat is Abbeville. It is the first county in the United States alphabetically.-History:...
and Greenwood Counties in South Carolina. It has three contributing properties
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
. It is located at the intersection of Abbeville County Road 33, Greenwood County Road 112, and Greenwood County Road 47. The buildings were built between 1820 and 1856.
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has additional information and photographs, the nomination form for the historic district, and map of the historic district.
Stagecoach Inn
Stagecoach Inn is a two-story log buildingLog cabin
A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically most "Log cabins" were a simple one- or 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less...
that was built around 1820. The building has a gabled, standing-seal metal roof. The porch along the original facade has been enclosed. This building has been altered. Its log walls are covered with shiplap
Shiplap
Shiplap is a term used to describe a type of wooden board used commonly in the construction of barns, sheds, outbuildings and inexpensive or seasonal homes. It is either rough-sawn 1" or milled 3/4" pine or similarly inexpensive wood between 3" and 10" wide with a 3/8" - 1/2" rabbet on opposite...
siding. It is believed to have been a stop on a stagecoach
Stagecoach
A stagecoach is a type of covered wagon for passengers and goods, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, usually four-in-hand. Widely used before the introduction of railway transport, it made regular trips between stages or stations, which were places of rest provided for stagecoach travelers...
line.
Frazier-Pressley House
The Frazier-Pressley House is a three-story, stuccoed brick building. It is believed that is was built for Captain James W. Frazier in 1852 to 1856. The house has three octagonal elements joined with a connecting hallway. There is a two story, brick extension to the rear. The facade has four three-story brick columns. The house has five brick chimneys. It originally had a widow's walkWidow's walk
A widow's walk also known as a "widow's watch" is a railed rooftop platform often with a small enclosed cupola frequently found on 19th century North American houses. A popular romantic myth holds that the platform was used to observe vessels at sea...
on the top of the central octagon. The house has eleven major rooms. Each of the floors of each octagon is a single room. The plan of the house is believed to be unique in the United States. The Historic American Building Survey has additional photographs and information on the Frazier-Pressley House.
Cedar Springs ARP Church
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church as it exists today is the remnant of a small denomination, which was formed from the Synod of the South, a division of the Associate Reformed Church...
Church is a rectangular, brick church with hip roof
Hip roof
A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side...
. The brickwork
Brickwork
Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar to build up brick structures such as walls. Brickwork is also used to finish corners, door, and window openings, etc...
is common bond with bonding every sixth course. The foundation is stone. This church was built circa 1853 to replace an earlier framed church. A single story, brick wing was added in the 1940s to the rear of the church. The church cemetery is adjacent to the church.