James C. Self House Explained

James C. Self House
Location:595 N. Mathis St., Greenwood, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.1939°N -82.1817°W
Architect:Thomas W. Cothran
Architecture:Neo-Classical
Added:November 20, 1987
Refnum:87002064

James C. Self House is a historic home in Greenwood, South Carolina, designed by local architect Thomas White Cothran (1874-1923) for textile magnate and philanthropist James Cuthbert Self (1876-1955) and built in 1917–1918. The house is a two-story, brick veneer Neoclassical style dwelling with a green Spanish tile hipped roof. It sits on a brick foundation faced with rock and an Ionic order portico that projects from the three central bays. The property includes a smokehouse/wellhouse and garage.[1] [2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John C. Blythe, Jr.. James C. Self House . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1987. pdf . 14 July 2012.
  2. Web site: James C. Self House, Greenwood County (565 N. Mathis St., Greenwood) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 1 June 2014.