Robert Simmons House, also known as the Willie Simmons House, is a historic home located on Saint Helena Island near Frogmore, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The original section was built about 1910 by farmer Robert Simmons, and subsequently expanded. It is a double pen house type on metal piers, with a full-width shed roof porch supported by wood posts. It is a rare example of a vernacular architectural form once common to St. Helena Island.[2][3]
Robert Simmons House | |
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| Location | On an unpaved road, 0.5 miles south of U.S. Route 21, near Frogmore, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°23′29″N 80°36′15″W / 32.39139°N 80.60417°W |
| Area | 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architectural style | Double-pen house |
| MPS | Historic Resources of St. Helena Island c. 1740-c. 1935 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001779[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 6, 1988 |
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.
- ^ "Robert Simmons 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). "Robert Simmons House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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