Jeff Maxwell House, 1109 West Whitner Street & Maxwell Avenue, Anderson, Anderson County, SC. Surveyed as HABS SC,4-AND,3-, with a 707-word written history.
“stage Italianate tower, bracketed cornice^ and decorative wooden trim, FART I.”
Written record, HABS SC,4-AND,3- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS SC,4-AND,3- · the record runs 707 words · one of 21 surveyed structures published for this county.
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stage Italianate tower, bracketed cornice^ and decorative wooden trim, FART I. HISTORICAL INFORMATION A. Physical History: 1. Original and subsequent owners (chain of title): The house was built by Jeff Maxwell. In it was purchased by the Farmer family. It was retained in that family and in recent years was owned by Albert Farmer /Billie J. Cooley^ "A Survey of Anderson, South Carolina." (An ^_ unpublished student report written for Prof. Cooledge of Clemson College^ Clemson, 2. Date of erection: 3. Architect: Mr. Maxwell supposedly secured a_New Xork architect to draw the plans for this house /ibid./. 4. Original plans, construction, etc.: Before the house was completed,_it burned. Rebuilding began immediately after the fixe /ibid./. B.
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Cooley, Billie J. "A Survey of Anderson, South Carolina." An unpublished student report written for Prof. Cooledge of Clemson College, Clemson, PART II. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION A. General Statement: 1. Architectural character: A representative house of the 2. Condition of fabric: Demolished. JEFF MAXWELL HOUSE HABS No. (Page 2) Description of Exterior: 1, Number of stories: Two. 2, Layout, shape: Irregular, with tower. 3 Foundations: Low. 4. Wall construction, finish, and color: Wood frame, clapboards. 5. Porches: There is a three-bay one-story porch extending across the east side of the house. Its central bay pro- jects slightly beyond the others. A porch extends across the west side and two bays of the north front.
A shallow porch of one bay with a balustraded deck shelters the entrance. The details of these porches are similar: thin coupled columns shaped like the balusters of a stair rail, low segmental arches, and cornice fascia with pendant ornament. 6. Chimneys: Two interior chimneys with ornamental corbeled caps. 7. Openings: Doorways: The main entrance, located on the north side at the base of the tower, has a segmental-arched opening. Superimposed on this opening are four pilasters carrying brackets and a cornice. In the center is a double glazed door. Between the outer pilasters are sidelights, and above the door is a glazed transom. A flight of five steps leads up to the entrance. The house has four secondary entrances. b.
Windows and shutters: Double-hung sash, some with two lights over two lights, some with one light over one light, plain trim, louvered shutters. Above the entrance is a pair of semicircular-arched windows. Above these is a large hood supported on brackets which has a cornice fascia with pendant ornaments. On each side of the third stage of the tower is a pair of arched windows. 3. Roof: a. Shape, covering: Roofs are of low pitch, gabled and hipped, covered with standing-seam sheet metal. b. Cornice: The house cornice is moulded and has small brackets. JEFF MAXWELL HOUSE MBS Wo, (Page 3) c. Towers: A square tower located in a re-entrant angle near the center of the north front has a bracketed cornice crowning its second story.
Above this is a smaller third story crowned by a similar cornice. There is a balustrade on the north side of the tower at the second floor level. The smaller third stage of the tower is surrounded by a balustrade. C. Description of Interior: 1. Stairways: The main interior stairway is made of "pickled pine" /Billie J. Cooley, "A Survey of Anderson, South Gholina." (An unpublished student report written for Prof. Cooledge of Clemson College, Clemson, D, Site and Surroundings: 1, General setting and orientation: The house faced north, on a five-acre lot.
2, Landscaping and walks, enclosures: Informal lawn, trees and shrubs, stone fence on street side, circular side drive, The walk approaching the main entrance was partially paved with cast iron spiral stairway treads from original Court House of Anderson, Prepared by Harley J. McKee National Park Service April
| Anderson, South Carolina | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Anderson County, South Carolina | 76 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Anderson building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Prevost House | HABS SC,4-AND,6- | 766 words | |
| Morris House | HABS SC,4-AND,4- | 434 words | |
| Orange Grove | HABS SC,4-AND,1- | 315 words | |
| H. G. Johnson & Sons | HABS SC,4-AND,8- | 307 words | |
| Poppe House | HABS SC,4-AND,5- | 262 words | |
| Victor Theater | HABS SC,4-AND,9- | 252 words | |
| 123 West Church Street (Commercial Building) | HABS SC,4-AND,7- | 240 words | |
| Varennes Tavern | HABS SC,4-AND.V,1- | 36 words | |
| Sullivan House | HABS SC,4-AND,2- | 29 words |
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