W.T. Askins House Explained

W. T. Askins House
Location:178 S. Acline Ave., Lake City, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.8697°N -79.7561°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:May 26, 1995
Refnum:95000636

W. T. Askins House is a historic home located at Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina. It was built about 1895, and is a two-story, L-shaped, frame Folk Victorian style dwelling. It is clad with shiplap siding and set upon a brick pier foundation. Also on the property are a gable-front garage and a smoke house. It was the home of William Thomas Askins (1859–1932), a prominent merchant and farmer of Lake City and lower Florence County.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

W. T. Askins is the grandfather of former South Carolina State legislator Harry R. Askins.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J. Tracy Power and Andrew E. Chandler . W. T. Askins House . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 1995 . pdf . 5 July 2012.
  2. Web site: W. T. Askins House, Florence County (178 S. Acline Ave., Lake City). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 5 July 2012.