Octagon House (Laurens, South Carolina)

Octagon House

Zelotes Holmes House
Location Laurens, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°29′57″N 82°0′5″W / 34.49917°N 82.00139°W / 34.49917; -82.00139Coordinates: 34°29′57″N 82°0′5″W / 34.49917°N 82.00139°W / 34.49917; -82.00139
Built 1859
Architect Zelotes Lee Holmes
Architectural style Octagon Mode, Other
NRHP Reference # 73001715[1]
Added to NRHP March 20, 1973

The Octagon House, also known as Zelotes Holmes House, is an historic octagonal house located at 619 East Main Street in Laurens, South Carolina.[2][3] Designed and built in 1859 to 1862 by the Rev. Zelotes Lee Holmes, a Presbyterian minister and teacher, it is thought to be the first concrete house erected in South Carolina.[3] It was called the Zelotes Holmes House by the Historic American Buildings Survey.[4]

Also known as the Old Holmes House, the Old Watson House and the Holmes-Watson House, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1973.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Caughman, Wright (August 24, 1972). "Octagon House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Octagon House, Laurens County (619 E. Main St., Laurens)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Zelotes Holmes House (catalog record)". Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved February 27, 2014.


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