William Dunlap Simpson House

Historic house in South Carolina, United States

United States historic place


William Dunlap Simpson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

William Dunlap Simpson House, February 2012
34°29′44″N 82°1′30″W / 34.49556°N 82.02500°W / 34.49556; -82.02500
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1839 (1839)
Built by	Christopher Garlington
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	74001862^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1974

William Dunlap Simpson House is a historic home located at Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA. It was built about 1839 for a planter to use as his town house. The three-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style clapboard dwelling has a total of twelve rooms.

It was later the home of Congressman and South Carolina Governor William Dunlap Simpson (1823-1890).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1] It is located in the Laurens Historic District.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ W.H. Brabham and Louise Motes (January 1974). "William Dunlap Simpson House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved February 27, 2020.<- br>"William Dunlap Simpson House, Laurens County (726 W. Main St., Laurens)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved February 27, 2020.