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Borough House, Dry Well Shelter, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
LocationState Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road,
Stateburg, SC
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS SC-364
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N220).
National Register Number: 72001224
Significance: The Dry Well Shelter (or "Dry Well") is a dependency of the Borough House plantation complex. It was originally used as a natural refrigerator, the cool temperature at the bottom (about 55 degrees F) serving to preserve the freshness of vegetables and dairy products. Built of rammed earth c. 1821, it is one of six dependencies (is addition to portions of the main house) on site to be built of this material. This complex is of potential national significance because of the number of early Greek Revival structures it contains which were built of this unusual material. The Borough House complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Stateburg Historic District in 1971 and as an individual site in 1972.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
2. May 1985. EAST (FRONT) FACADE. (Kitchen-Storehouse building to right in view)
3. March 1987. DETAIL OF NORTH FACADE
4. November 1986. INTERIOR OF BUILDING FROM DOOR. (Note unfinished rammed earth walls; square holes are from joists used to hold wall forms together during construction. Stairs in view at left go to storage room below.)
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