Edmund H. Deas House

Coordinates: 34°17′44″N 79°51′46″W / 34.29556°N 79.86278°W / 34.29556; -79.86278
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Edmund H. Deas House
Edmund H. Deas House is located in South Carolina
Edmund H. Deas House
Edmund H. Deas House is located in the United States
Edmund H. Deas House
Location229 Avenue E,
Darlington, South Carolina
Coordinates34°17′44″N 79°51′46″W / 34.29556°N 79.86278°W / 34.29556; -79.86278
Arealess than one acre
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
MPSCity of Darlington MRA
NRHP reference No.88000045[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1988

Edmund H. Deas House is a historic house located at 229 Avenue E in Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina.

Description and history[edit]

It was built about 1890, and is a one-story, frame Eastlake movement-influenced vernacular cottage. It has shiplap siding and a hip and gable roof with bracketed cornices and pedimented gables. It also has projecting polygonal bays with a single window in each face. It was the home of African-American politician Edmund H. Deas, who served as county chairman of the Republican Party in 1884 and 1888. He was also a South Carolina delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1888, 1896, 1900, and 1908.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1988.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ unknown (n.d.). "Edmund H. Deas House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Edmund H. Deas House, Darlington County (229 Ave. E, Darlington)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014.