Octagon House (Laurens, South Carolina)

Octagon House
Zelotes Holmes House
Octagon House (Laurens, South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
Octagon House (Laurens, South Carolina)
Octagon House (Laurens, South Carolina) is located in the United States
Octagon House (Laurens, South Carolina)
Location619 East Main Street,
Laurens, South Carolina
Coordinates34°29′57″N 82°0′5″W / 34.49917°N 82.00139°W / 34.49917; -82.00139
Built1859
ArchitectZelotes Lee Holmes
Architectural styleOctagon Mode
NRHP reference No.73001715[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1973

The Octagon House, also known as Zelotes Holmes House, is a historic octagonal house located in Laurens, South Carolina, United States.[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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Caughman, Wright (August 24, 1972). "Octagon House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b "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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