Evans-Russell House
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Evans-Russell House
OR:
Evans-Russell House on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The Evans-Russell House is a Neo-Classical Revival house in
Spartanburg, South Carolina Spartanburg is a city in and the county seat, seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city of Spartanburg has a municipal population of 38,732 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the 11th-largest c ...
that was built for Governor
John Gary Evans John Gary Evans (October 15, 1863June 26, 1942) was the List of Governors of South Carolina, 85th governor of South Carolina from 1894 to 1897. Early life Evans was born in Cokesbury, South Carolina to an aristocratic and Good ol' boy network ...
in 1901. Later, it was the home of Senator
Donald S. Russell Donald Stuart Russell (February 22, 1906 – February 22, 1998) was an American attorney from South Carolina who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Administration, President of the University of South Carolina, governor of South Car ...
. 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 2007.


History

The house was built in 1901 for former Governor Evans. It remained his home until his death in 1942. It was purchased by a Spartanburg judge, Jennings L. Thompson. He sold the house to Donald Russell, who was governor of South Carolina from 1963 to 1965 and U.S. senator from 1965 to 1966. It remained his home until his death in 1998.


Architecture

The , two and one-half story house is also significant for its early Neo-Classical architecture in
Upstate South Carolina The Upstate is the region in the westernmost part of South Carolina, United States, also known as the Upcountry, which is the historical term. Although loosely defined among locals, the general definition includes the 10 counties of the commerc ...
. It has a side gable roof associated with Dutch Colonial architecture. The residence has a two-story portico with Corinthian columns. The structure is ornamented with dentil work and modillions. The windows are double-hung sash windows.


References

National Register of Historic Places in Spartanburg, South Carolina Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina Houses completed in 1901 Houses in Spartanburg, South Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina {{SpartanburgCountySC-NRHP-stub