National Register of Historic Places

Colvin-Fant-Durham Farm Complex

Chester, Chester County, South Carolina
Listed
July 29, 1992
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
92000961

About this property

Colvin–Fant–Durham Farm Complex, also known as the Nicholas Colvin House and Durham House, is a historic home and farm complex and national historic district located near Chester, Chester County, South Carolina. The district encompasses six contributing buildings. The house was built about 1835, and is a vernacular farmhouse with transitional Federal and early Greek Revival detailing. The house consists of a two-story, hall and parlor plan, frame main block and a one-story, frame dining room and kitchen ell, which was added in the late-19th century. The property also includes a smokehouse, well house/power house, mule barn, tenant house, and a log cottonseed house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Location

Chester, Chester County, South Carolina
34.58202, -81.26210

Categories

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Sources

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When was Colvin-Fant-Durham Farm Complex listed on the National Register?

Colvin-Fant-Durham Farm Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 29, 1992.

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Colvin-Fant-Durham Farm Complex is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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