Octagon House (Laurens, South Carolina)

The Octagon House, also known as Zelotes Holmes House, is an historic octagonal house located at 619 East Main Street in Laurens, South Carolina.[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]

Octagon House
Zelotes Holmes House
LocationLaurens, South Carolina
Coordinates34°29′57″N 82°0′5″W
Built1859
ArchitectZelotes Lee Holmes
Architectural styleOctagon Mode, Other
NRHP reference No.73001715[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1973

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]

See also
  • List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Caughman, Wright (August 24, 1972). "Octagon House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. "Octagon House, Laurens County (619 E. Main St., Laurens)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. "Zelotes Holmes House (catalog record)". Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

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