Sunnyside is a historic home located at
Greenwood,
Greenwood County, South Carolina
Greenwood County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 69,351. Its county seat is Greenwood.
Among the 22 counties located in the Piedmont of the state, Greenwood County is cotermin ...
. It was built in 1851, and is a 1 1/2-half story house modeled after
Sunnyside, the home of
Washington Irving
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and " The Legen ...
. It has flush board siding covering the front façade and weatherboard siding covering the remainder of the house. It is basically
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
in style, featuring a gabled roof and dormers with scalloped bargeboard. It features a
Greek Revival
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...
style
portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...
.
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 1978.
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Greek Revival houses in South Carolina
Gothic Revival architecture in South Carolina
Houses completed in 1851
National Register of Historic Places in Greenwood County, South Carolina
Houses in Greenwood County, South Carolina
1851 establishments in South Carolina
Buildings and structures in Greenwood, South Carolina
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