Gunter-Summers House Explained

Gunter-Summers House
Location:841 Center St., West Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.99°N -81.0667°W
Built:c.
Added:November 10, 1987
Refnum:87001988

Gunter-Summers House, also known as the Henry Jacob Summers House, is a historic home located at West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1895, and is an I-house with Queen Anne style decorative elements with an Eastlake theme, notably the geometric banded frieze and geometric stained glass doors with running trim.[1] It is a two-story, frame dwelling and has weatherboard siding and a brick pier foundation. The front façade features a two-tiered, full-width front porch. Also on the property are a barn (c. 1900) and a smokehouse (c. 1910) with a braced overhanging front gable.[2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stclaircollege.ca/people/pages/fperissi/arc300ge/week8/STICK_EASTLAKE_VILLA.gif
  2. Web site: unknown . Gunter-Summers House . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d. . June 21, 2014.
  3. Web site: Gunter-Summers House, Lexington County (841 Center St., West Columbia). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . June 21, 2014.