Dr. York Bailey House, also known as the Sara Rhodan House, is a historic home located on Saint Helena Island near Frogmore, Beaufort County, South Carolina. It was built about 1915, and is a two-story, vernacular frame American Foursquare style dwelling. It was built for Dr. York W. Bailey (1881-1971), a prominent native of the island who was St. Helena's first African-American doctor and only resident physician for over 50 years. He lived in this house until his death in 1971. The York W. Bailey Cultural Center and Museum at Penn Community Center is named for him.[2][3]
Dr. York Bailey House | |
 Dr. York Bailey House, June 2012 | |
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| Location | US Hwy. 21, approx. .2 mi. E of jct. with Lands End Rd., Frogmore, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°23′52″N 80°34′27″W / 32.39778°N 80.57417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1915 |
| Architectural style | American Foursquare |
| MPS | Historic Resources of St. Helena Island c. 1740-c. 1935 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001726[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 6, 1988 |
The house was from a mail order catalogue.[4]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Dr. York Bailey House, Beaufort County (U.S. Hwy. 21, St. Helena Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ J. Tracy Power and Sherry Piland (February 1988). "Dr. York Bailey House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "African American Heritage Sites - South Carolina". 16 January 2020.
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