Charlton Rauch House is a historic home located at Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1886, and is a 2+12-story, frame vernacular Queen Anne style house with an irregular plan and a gable roof. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a one-story rear wing. the front façade features a one-story, hip roofed porch with a second-story, shed-roofed porch; a two-story polygonal bay; and a hip-roofed, three-story, projecting polygonal bay. Its owner Charlton Rauch operated a livery stable and was a cotton buyer and dealer in general merchandise.[2][3]

Charlton Rauch House
Charlton Rauch House, August 2012
Charlton Rauch House is located in South Carolina
Charlton Rauch House
Charlton Rauch House is located in the United States
Charlton Rauch House
LocationMain and Cedar Sts., Lexington, South Carolina
Coordinates33°59′3″N 81°14′26″W / 33.98417°N 81.24056°W / 33.98417; -81.24056
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1886 (1886)
ArchitectSmithdeal, Frank
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSLexington County MRA
NRHP reference No.83003914[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1983

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ unknown (n.d.). "Charlton Rauch House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Charlton Rauch House, Lexington County (Main & Cedar Sts., Lexington)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 21, 2014.