Octagon House | |
Location | 619 East Main Street, Laurens, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°29′57″N 82°0′5″W / 34.49917°N 82.00139°W |
Built | 1859 |
Architect | Zelotes Lee Holmes |
Architectural style | Octagon Mode |
NRHP reference No. | 73001715 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 20, 1973 |
The Octagon House, also known as Zelotes Holmes House, is a historic octagonal house located in Laurens, South Carolina, United States. [2] [3] Designed and built in 1859 to 1862 by the Rev. Zelotes Lee Holmes, a Presbyterian minister and teacher, it is thought to be the first concrete house erected in South Carolina. [3] It was called the Zelotes Holmes House by the Historic American Buildings Survey. [4]
Also known as the Old Holmes House, the Old Watson House and the Holmes-Watson House, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1973. [1]
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