Emanuel Alston House Explained

Emanuel Alston House
Location:Secondary Road 161, 0.25 miles north of its junction with U.S. Route 21, near Frogmore, South Carolina
Coordinates:32.4031°N -80.5589°W
Built:c.
Architecture:One-story hipped roof house
Added:October 6, 1988
Refnum:88001723

Emanuel Alston House is a historic home located on Saint Helena Island near Frogmore, Beaufort County, South Carolina. It was built about 1915, and is a rectangular one-story, vernacular frame dwelling on a brick foundation, with a metal hipped roof. The front façade features a full-width porch, with a low hipped roof. A shed or hipped roof dormer located on the front roof slope provides light and ventilation to the attic space.[1] [2]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emanuel Alston House, Beaufort County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 161, St. Helena Island). National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 25 February 2014.
  2. Web site: J. Tracy Power and Sherry Piland . February 1988. Emanuel Alston House. National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. 25 February 2014.