Cross Keys House

Cross Keys House is a historic plantation house located at Cross Keys, Union County, South Carolina. It was built about 1812–1814, and is a two-story, five bay, brick Georgian Colonial style dwelling. It features a gabled roof with identical pairs of end chimneys, a massive raised first-story portico, and date stones carved with the date of the house's completion (1814), original owner's initials (B.B.), and crossed keys thought to be the insignia of the builder.[2][3]

Cross Keys House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Cross Keys House, March 2012
Show map of South Carolina Show map of the United States
Location	Southwest of Union on South Carolina Highway 49, Cross Keys, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°38′3″N 81°46′27″W
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	c. 1812 (1812)-1814
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	71000811[1]
Added to NRHP	June 24, 1971

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Nancy R. Ruhf (December 1970). "Cross Keys House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
3. "Cross Keys House, Union County (S.C. Hwy. 49, Cross Keys)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.