Joel Allen House is a historic home located near Latta,

Dillon County, South Carolina Dillon County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 28,292, down from 32,062 in 2010. The county seat is Dillon. Founded in 1910 from a portion of Marion County, both Dillo ...

. It was built in 1857, and is a two-story, frame South Carolina upcountry

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. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has an interior floor plan of two rooms flanking a central hall. It features a full-width front porch supported by six square wooden columns. Located on the property are the contributing

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, wash house, commissary, stable, and barn. It was listed on the

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in 1974.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses completed in 1857 Houses in Dillon County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Dillon County, South Carolina 1857 establishments in South Carolina {{DillonCountySC-NRHP-stub