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Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina
Batesburg-Leesville is a town located in Lexington and Saluda counties, South Carolina, United States. The town's population was 5,362 as of the 2010 census and an estimated 5,415 in 2019. History The town of Batesburg-Leesville was formed in 1992 by the consolidation of the neighboring towns of Batesburg and Leesville. Batesburg was "named for Captain Tom Bates, a prominent citizen of the community and a captain in The American Civil War." Leesville was "named for Colonel John W. Lee, a prominent resident of the community." The D. D. D. Barr House, Batesburg Commercial Historic District, Simon Bouknight House, Cartledge House, Cedar Grove Lutheran Church, Church Street Historic District, Broadus Edwards House, Hampton Hendrix Office, Hartley House, Henry Franklin Hendrix House, Thomas Galbraith Herbert House, J.B. Holman House, A.C. Jones House, Leesville College Historic District, Crowell Mitchell House, McKendree Mitchell House, Mitchell-Shealy House, Old Batesburg Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an origin with the German word , the Dutch word , and the Old Norse . The original Proto-Germanic word, *''tūnan'', is thought to be an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *''dūnom'' (cf. Old Irish , Welsh ). The original sense of the word in both Germanic and Celtic was that of a fortress or an enclosure. Cognates of ''town'' in many modern Germanic languages designate a fence or a hedge. In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed, and through which a track must run. In England, a town was a small community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications, and built a palisade or stockade instead. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Bouknight House
Simon Bouknight House is a historic home located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1890, and is a one-story, weatherboarded Victorian cottage under a gabled roof. It has a gabled projecting central porch supported by four regularly spaced slender wood posts; front and end gables with cornice returns and centered, diamond-shaped windows; and corbeled chimneys. The house is set on a lattice brick foundation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1982. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Victorian architecture in South Carolina Houses completed in 1890 Houses in Lexington County, South Carolina National Register of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Batesburg Grade School
Old Batesburg Grade School, also known as Batesburg Elementary School, is a historic elementary school building located at Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built about 1912, and is a two-story, brick Neoclassical architecture, Neo-Classical school building with a central tetrastyle portico and flanking pavilions. The central portico has four colossal Tuscan order columns. An auditorium is located at the rear of the building. Wing additions were added about 1945. It was the town's first public school, housing grades 1–11. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. As of 2015, the building was used as the administrative offices of Lexington County School District Three. See also [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell-Shealy House
Mitchell-Shealy House, also known as the Berley Shealy House, is a historic home located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story weatherboard residence that combines Greek Revival and Italianate features. It consists of a rectangular central block and one-story, centered rear ell. It features a central projecting double portico beneath a front gable. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1982. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Greek Revival houses in South Carolina Italianate architecture in South Carolina Houses completed in 1855 Houses in Lexington County, South Carolina National Register ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKendree Mitchell House
McKendree Mitchell House is a historic home located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1873, and is a -story, Greek Revival style cottage on a brick foundation. It is sheathed in weatherboard and features a projecting central gabled portico. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1982. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Greek Revival houses in South Carolina Houses completed in 1873 Houses in Lexington County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Lexington County, South Carolina {{LexingtonCountySC-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crowell Mitchell House
Crowell Mitchell House is a historic home located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built in the 1880s and is a two-story, frame Victorian dwelling. The front facade features ornamental double-tiered porches which connect flanking bays. It is representative of a typical middle-class residence with spacious simple rooms, large window area, and scrollwork balustrades. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1982. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Victorian architecture in South Carolina Houses completed in 1885 Houses in Lexington County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Lexington County, South Carolina< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leesville College Historic District
Leesville College Historic District is a national historic district located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It encompasses 28 contributing buildings associated with the Busbee Brothers’ School and the Leesville English and Classical Institute. The district includes institutional and residential buildings in a range of vernacular Victorian architectural styles. anaccompanying map/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1982. References Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Victorian architecture in South Carolina Buildings and structures in Lexington County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Lexington Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Galbraith Herbert House
Thomas Galbraith Herbert House, also known as the Shealy House, is a historic home located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1878, and is a 1 1/2-half story Victorian Eclectic style dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a raised seam, metal, multi-gabled roof. It features a projecting front gable with a recessed balcony and a full width front porch. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1982. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Victorian architecture in South Carolina Houses completed in 1878 Houses in Lexington County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Lexington County, South Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Franklin Hendrix House
Henry Franklin Hendrix House, also known as the Frank Hendrix House, was a historic home located at Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was originally built in 1888, and remodeled in 1907 in the Neoclassical architecture, Classical Revival style. It was demolished September 2016 by Frank Cason Development to build a Taco Bell despite public outcry. It was a two-story, weatherboard residence with a pressed shingle metal roof and a brick foundation. The front facade featured a central projecting portico supported by four colossal Ionic order columns. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina Houses completed in 1888 Houses in Lexington County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Lexington County, South Carolina {{LexingtonCountySC-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartley House (Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina)
Hartley House, also known as the Bond-Bates-Hartley House, is a historic home located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built before 1800, and is a -story, weatherboard dwelling with a two-story portico adapted from the Greek Revival. It has a closed brick foundation and a gable roof. The portico is supported by two square wooden pillars set outside a pair of smaller pillars. According to local tradition, the house served as a stagecoach stop and post office prior to the founding of Batesburg. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1982. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Greek Revival architecture in South Carolina Houses comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampton Hendrix Office
Hampton Hendrix Office is a historic home office building located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built about 1897, and is a one-story, decorated Victorian rectangular weatherboard building. It measures approximately 3 metres by 5.49 metres (or 10 by 18 feet), and has a gabled metal roof and highly decorative façade. The building is set on a lattice brick curtain wall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1982. References Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Victorian architecture in South Carolina Commercial buildings completed in 1897 Buildings and structures in Lexington County, South Carolina National Register of Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadus Edwards House
Broadus Edwards House, also known as the Paul Garber House, is a historic home located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1905, and is a -story, Queen Anne style weatherboard residence set on a brick foundation. It has a two-story turret under a tent roof and a bay surmounted by a pedimented cross gable. The house was built by Broadus Edwards, prominent Batesburg merchant, mortician, and town councilman. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1982. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Queen Anne architecture in South Carolina Houses completed in 1905 Houses in Lexington County, South Carolina National Register of Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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