Ulmer-Summers House is a historic home located near Cameron,

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 ...

. The original section was built in the late-18th century and was constructed on land originally granted to John Jacob Ulmer in 1757. It is a clapboard frame structure on a low brick foundation and medium-gable roof and an ''in antis'' front porch. The house was remodeled in 1960. For a period in excess of 200 years, the Ulmer and Summers families cultivated the land surrounding their house, raising indigo, cotton, grain, and

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s. It was listed in the

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in 1973.

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