David Houser House, also known as Oak Grove, is a historic home located near St. Matthews,

Calhoun County, South Carolina Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,119, making it the third-least populous county in the state. Its county seat is St. Matthews. Located in a rural upland area long dev ...

. It was built in 1829, and is a two-story, rectangular wood frame I-house with a gable roof and

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ed brick chimney. It has a one-story front porch and rear addition. Also on the property are the original smokehouse, a part of the 19th century Dutch oven, a frame building believed to have once been bedrooms attached to the rear of the house, a barn, a servant's house, a workshop, and the family

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where David Houser is buried. It was listed in the

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in 1980.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses completed in 1829 Houses in Calhoun County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, South Carolina {{CalhounCountySC-NRHP-stub