The Wilson-Clary House, also known as the Crisp House, is a historic home located at
Laurens,
Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 67,539. Its county seat is Laurens.
Laurens County is included in the Greenville-Anderson- Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical ...
. The
vernacular
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Victorian style house with
Eastlake influences was constructed ca1892 for J. J. Wilson, Jr and Toccoa Irby Wilson.
The two-story frame house has two brick chimneys above a cross-gable roof. It has a single-story wraparound porch with a tent roof gazebo at its vertex and pedimented window surrounds. The interior features ceiling medallions, a marble mantel and an elaborate staircase.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1986.
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References
{{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Houses completed in 1892
Houses in Laurens County, South Carolina
Vernacular architecture in the United States
Victorian architecture in South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Laurens County, South Carolina