The Oaks (Coronaca, South Carolina) Explained

The Oaks
Location:114 Old Puckett's Ferry Rd., near Coronaca, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.2569°N -82.0847°W
Built:c., c. 1920
Architecture:I-house
Added:December 17, 2010
Refnum:10001040[1]

The Oaks, also known as Downs Calhoun House, Calhoun-Henderson House, and Lumley Farmstead is a historic home and farm complex located near Coronaca, Greenwood County, South Carolina. It consists of a two-story wood-frame I-house, built about 1825, with significant additions and alterations about 1845, 1855, 1880, and 1920. Also on the property are the contributing small storage building (c. 1850), two large cow/livestock barns (c. 1920), a farm workshop (ca. 1920), a dairy barn (c. 1950), an early-20th century livestock watering trough, and an early-to-mid-20th century gasoline pump.[2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2010-12-23. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/13/10 through 12/17/10. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: T. Gordon McLeod and Andrew W. Chandler . The Oaks. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . October 2010. May 31, 2014.
  3. Web site: The Oaks, Greenwood County (114 Old Puckett's Ferry Rd., Coronaca vicinity). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . May 31, 2014.