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.