Bishop William Wallace Duncan House

Bishop William Wallace Duncan House
Bishop William Wallace Duncan House, March 2013
Location 300 Howard St., Spartanburg, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°57′18″N 81°56′17″W / 34.95500°N 81.93806°WCoordinates: 34°57′18″N 81°56′17″W / 34.95500°N 81.93806°W
Area 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built 1886
Architectural style Queen Anne
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 76001712[1]
Added to NRHP October 2, 2009

Bishop William Wallace Duncan House, also known as the DuPre House, is a historic home located at Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was designed by G. L. Norrman and built about 1886. It is a two-story, asymmetrical, clapboard and cedar shingled dwelling in the Queen Anne style. It has a high-pitched roof pierced by six chimneys, a decorative mosaic tile front porch landing, a massive wood shingle-clad cylindrical tower, and stained glass windows.[2][3] It was moved from its original location at 249 N. Church St. to its present location in November 1999.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, delisted in 2005, and relisted in 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Karen N. McNulty (March 1976). "Bishop William Wallace Duncan House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Bishop William Wallace Duncan House, Spartanburg County (300 Howard St., Spartanburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  4. Martin E. Meek (September 2009). "Bishop William Wallace Duncan House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.