Rankin-Harwell House

Rankin-Harwell House
House in 2017
Location 6 miles northeast of Florence off South Carolina Highway 305, near Florence, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°14′.74″N 79°39′7″W / 34.2335389°N 79.65194°W / 34.2335389; -79.65194Coordinates: 34°14′.74″N 79°39′7″W / 34.2335389°N 79.65194°W / 34.2335389; -79.65194
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1857 (1857)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Doric
NRHP reference # 74001855[1]
Added to NRHP October 9, 1974

Rankin-Harwell House, also known as The Columns, Carolina Hall, and the James Harwell House, is a historic plantation house located near Florence, Florence County, South Carolina. It was built in 1857, and is a two-story, frame, Greek Revival style dwelling. It features 22 giant freestanding Doric order stuccoed brick columns that surround the house on three sides. It rests on a raised basement and has a low-pitched hipped roof.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Nenie Dixon (May 1974). "Rankin-Harwell House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "Rankin-Harwell House, Florence County (off S.C. Hwy. 305, Mars Bluff)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.


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