National Register of Historic Places

Wilson, John Calvin, House

Indiantown, Williamsburg County, South Carolina
Listed
June 27, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82003905

About this property

John Calvin Wilson House is a historic home located near Indiantown, Williamsburg County, South Carolina. It was built about 1847, and is a two-story, five-bay, frame central-hall plan I-house. It features a shed roofed, one-story "Carolina" or "rain porch" supported by four stuccoed brick columns. A one-story frame rear wing was added in 1939. John Calvin Wilson was a politician and a successful planter. He died at Richmond, Virginia of complications from a thigh wound sustained in the Battle of Cold Harbor. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Location

Indiantown, Williamsburg County, South Carolina
33.75683, -79.66507

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When was Wilson, John Calvin, House listed on the National Register?

Wilson, John Calvin, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Wilson, John Calvin, House?

Wilson, John Calvin, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Wilson, John Calvin, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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