Dr. John Glenn House
SC 215, Jenkinsville, South Carolina
Antebellum home near Jenkinsville, SC
Map
Coordinates:
+34.24741, -81.2514534°14'51" N, 81°15'05" W
Quadrangle map:Chapin
Description
The Dr. John Glenn House is significant as an intact example of an antebellum vernacular Greek Revival residence. Stylistic elements of the Dr. John Glenn House suggest a ca. 1845 construction date. In that year Dr. Glenn purchased land in the Little River area from the Thompson family. The Dr. John Glenn House is a two-story, weatherboarded frame, end-gabled residence with a double-pile and central-hall plan with a rear shed room. The front rooms have wide horizontal plank walls above paneled wainscoting. A two-tiered porch with a pedimented gable end shelters the three central bays of the five-bay façade. The porches are supported by four paneled wooden posts and feature a plain wooden balustrade on both levels. The façade, which is symmetrical on both levels, has a central door flanked on each side by two six-over-six windows. The first story door features a six-pane transom and four-pane sidelights; the second story door has sidelights but no transom. Listed in the National Register December 6, 1984.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1984
- Reference number
- 84000572
- NR name
- Glenn, Dr. John, House
- Area of significance
- Architecture
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Single dwelling
- Period of significance
- 1825-1849
- Significant year
- ca. 1845
Update Log
- September 5, 2014: Photo imported by Michael Miller
- October 31, 2013: Updated by Michael Miller: Added "Description" & "Overview"