W. B. Smith Whaley House

W. B. Smith Whaley House
Location 1527 Gervais St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°0′11″N 81°1′40″W / 34.00306°N 81.02778°W / 34.00306; -81.02778Coordinates: 34°0′11″N 81°1′40″W / 34.00306°N 81.02778°W / 34.00306; -81.02778
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1892 (1892)-1893
Built by Whaley, W.B. Smith
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Columbia MRA
NRHP reference # 79003362[1]
Added to NRHP March 2, 1979

W. B. Smith Whaley House, also known as the Dunbar Funeral Home, is a historic home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It built in 1892–1893, and is a three-story, irregular plan, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It features a corner turret with conical roof and a long curving enclosed front porch. It was built by W. B. Smith Whaley, president of the Columbia Electric Street Railway and Mill Stable Company. In 1924, it became the Dunbar Funeral Home.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ unknown (n.d.). "W. B. Smith Whaley House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. ↑ "W. B. Smith Whaley House, Richland County (1527 Gervais St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.


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