William Baker House is a historic home located in Sandy Run,

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 about 1830, and is a two-story,

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

style frame structure on a high basement. The house features a full-length hipped-roof

verandah A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure. Although the form ''veran ...

with a center balcony with pediment. The interior walls feature wainscoting and doors that are marbleized, using the technique of featherpainting. Also on the property are a contributing wooden outbuilding and family

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

. It was listed in the

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in 1978.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina Houses completed in 1830 Houses in Calhoun County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, South Carolina 1830 establishments in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-struct-stub