Barratt House Explained

Barratt House
Location:South Carolina Highway 67 and Bryan Dorn Rd., near Greenwood, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.1103°N -82.1275°W
Built:c. -1856
Builder:Barratt, John P.
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:September 12, 1985
Refnum:85002382

Barratt House is a historic home located near Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina. It was built about 1853–1856, and is a two-story, Gothic Revival style stuccoed brick house with a standing seam metal roof. Wings were constructed in 1957 and 1969. It features elaborate woodcarvings and painted murals, which were executed by Dr. John Perkins Barratt, an amateur sculptor and artist. Also on the property are a hewn log structure believed to have been constructed as a schoolhouse for Barratt's children in 1830, a gear house, corn crib, granary, and smokehouse.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John C. Blythe, Jr.. Barratt House . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . October 1984. pdf . 14 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Barratt House, Greenwood County (S.C. Hwy. 67 & Bryan Dorn Rd., Greenwood vicinity) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 31 May 2014.