James Dunklin House Explained

James Dunklin House
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:544 W. Main St., Laurens, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.4978°N -82.0233°W
Built:c.
Architecture:S.C. upcountry farmhouse
Added:October 1, 1974
Refnum:74001861

James Dunklin House, also known as the Williams-Watts-Todd-Dunklin House, is a historic home located in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina. It was built about 1812, and is a two-story, five-bay, upcountry farmhouse, or I-house. It features informally spaced columns and two pipe-stem chimneys. An 1845 wing was removed in 1950 and converted into a six-room apartment building located behind the main house. At this time a first-floor sun porch was added to the rear of the house. Also on the property are outbuildings including a renovated slave cabin, a garage apartment, and a reconstruction of a kitchen at Colonial Williamsburg.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is located in the Laurens Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nenie Dixon and Fredrick J. Griffiths . James Dunklin House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . April 1974. pdf . June 14, 2014.
  2. Web site: James Dunklin House, Laurens County (544 W. Main St., Laurens) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . June 14, 2014.