National Register of Historic Places

Young, Virginia Durant, House

Fairfax, Allendale County, South Carolina
Listed
August 7, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83002183

About this property

The Virginia Durant Young House, also known as Fairfax Public Library, is a historic home located at Fairfax, Allendale County, South Carolina. It was built in 1881, and is a 1+1⁄2-story frame, weatherboarded, vernacular Victorian cottage with a gable roof. It was the home of Virginia Durant Young, journalist, novelist, humanitarian, political activist and internationally recognized leader of the women's suffrage movement in South Carolina and the nation. The house rests on brick piers and has an irregular U-shaped plan that incorporated a medical office for Dr. William Jasper Young. Despite popular conventions of the time, Mrs. Young was the sole owner of the couple's home and deeded the house to Dr. Young upon her death. The home also served as the office for Mrs. Young's newspaper, the Fairfax Enterprise and as the office for Dr. Young's medical practice. Upon the death of Dr. Young, the home was willed to the town of Fairfax for use as a public library and now houses the Fairfax Public Library. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

Fairfax, Allendale County, South Carolina
32.96015, -81.23872

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTSOCIAL HISTORY
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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 Young, Virginia Durant, House listed on the National Register?

Young, Virginia Durant, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 7, 1983.

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Young, Virginia Durant, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Young, Virginia Durant, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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