Octagon House (Laurens, South Carolina) Explained

Octagon House
Coordinates:	34.4992°N -82.0014°W
Built:	1859
Architecture:	Octagon Mode
Added:	March 20, 1973
Refnum:	73001715

The Octagon House, also known as Zelotes Holmes House, is a historic octagonal house located in Laurens, South Carolina, United States.^{[1] [2]} Designed and built in 1859 to 1862 by the Rev. Zelotes Lee Holmes, a Presbyterian minister and teacher, it is thought to be the first concrete house erected in South Carolina.^[2] It was called the Zelotes Holmes House by the Historic American Buildings Survey.^[3]

Also known as the Old Holmes House, the Old Watson House and the Holmes-Watson House, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1973.

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina

External links

• Holmes Family History page for Zelotes Lee Holmes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Caughman . Wright . Octagon House . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 24, 1972 . pdf . 22 July 2012.
2. Web site: Octagon House, Laurens County (619 E. Main St., Laurens) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 22 July 2012.
3. Web site: Zelotes Holmes House (catalog record) . Historic American Buildings Survey . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C. . February 27, 2014.