Morris House, 220 East Morris Street at South Manning Street, Anderson

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PART I. HISTORICAL INFORMATION A. Physical History: 1. Original and subsequent owners: Lottie Estes, from February 20, to June 15, I960, Before Mr. John Lindley (Home Realty Co.). 2. Date of erection: Before 3. Alterations and additions: Divided into two apartment units prior to New roofing installed, i960. PART II. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION A. General Statement: 1. Architectural character: A well-proportioned small house with simple Greek Revival details* 2. Condition of fabric: Good. B. Description of Exterior: 1. Number of stories: One above elevated basement. 2. Foundations: Brick; high interior brick piers. 3- Wall construction: Wood frame, clapboards; flush siding under porch, 4. Porches: Two entrance porches, north and west, at main floor level, reached by exterior stairs.

Square columns, narrow two-piece entablatures, pedimented. 5. Chimneys: Two interior chimneys. MORRIS HOUSE HABS No. (Page Z) 6. Openings: a. Doorways and doors: Main entrance, centered on north side, has sidelights and rectangular transom, Trim has symmetrical mouldings and corner blocks. b. Windows and shutters: Double-hung sash, nine-over- nine-light, plain trim, louvered shutters. 7. Roof: a. Shape, covering: Gable roofs covered with standing- seam sheet metal. b. Cornice, eaves: Simple moulded box cornice. B. Site: 1. General setting and orientation: House faces north toward Morris Street and west toward Gadsden Square, occupying a small corner lot. 2. Landscaping and walks, enclosures: There is a low brick retaining wall along the north sidewalk line, FART III.

PROJECT INFORMATION These records are part of a co-operative photo-data project undertaken by the Historic American Buildings Survey and Mr, Harold Cooledge of the faculty of the School of architecture, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. The project was originally arranged by Supervisory Architect Historic Structures, Charles E. Peterson in HABS archi- tectural historian John C, Poppeliers did much of the preliminary re- search for architectural and historical writeups in March of the written documentation was completed by Professor Harley J. McKee of Syracuse University, in Photographs of the buildings were taken in i960 by Mr. Jack E. Boucher. Prepared by Harley J. McKee National Park Service April 16,