Gen. Francis Marion Bamberg House

Gen. Francis Marion Bamberg House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	N. Railroad Ave. and N. Carlisle St., Bamberg, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°17′50″N 81°2′57″W / 33.29722°N 81.04917°WCoordinates: 33°17′50″N 81°2′57″W / 33.29722°N 81.04917°W
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1869
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	76001692[1]
Added to NRHP	June 29, 1976

General Francis Marion Bamberg (1838-1905), the builder of the General Francis Marion Bamberg House, played an important role in the growth of the town and county of Bamberg, South Carolina.^[2][3] Among other accomplishments, General Bamberg promoted the educational, religious, economic and cultural growth of the town of Bamberg, gave a library and gymnasium to the Carlisle Fitting School, and significant sums for the construction of a Methodist church. The house, located in one of Bamberg’s oldest residential areas, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1976.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. McNulty, Katharine N. (October 21, 1975). "Belton Depot" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
3. "General Francis Marion Bamberg House, Bamberg County (N. Railroad Ave., & N. Carlisle St., Bamberg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 December 2012.