National Register of Historic Places

Fordham, Maj. John Hammond, House

Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina
Listed
September 19, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85002341

About this property

The Maj. John Hammond Fordham House is a historic home located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. It was built in 1903, and is a 1½-story, Victorian frame cottage. It was the home of Maj. John Hammond Fordham, a prominent African-American citizen of Orangeburg. Major Fordham was the maternal great-grandfather of Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist Eugene Robinson who was born and raised in the Orangeburg house, which he and his younger sister, Ellen, still own. Maj. Fordham was the son of Henry Fordham, a former slave who was able to buy his own freedom in 1850. Maj. Fordham was educated at Avery Normal Institute and became a lawyer active in the Republican Party, once serving as a county coroner. He and his wife, Louisa, had at least three children: a son, Marion — a pharmacist and WWI veteran — and daughters Flora Ella and Sadie Fordham Smith. The Fordham House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Location

415 Boulevard
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina
33.49956, -80.85545

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Fordham, Maj. John Hammond, House listed on the National Register?

Fordham, Maj. John Hammond, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1985.

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Fordham, Maj. John Hammond, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Fordham, Maj. John Hammond, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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