Japonica Hall, also known as the Major J.J. Lucas House, is a historic home located at Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1896–1897, and is a 2+1⁄2-story over basement brick residence with a rusticated first story and a second story. It is in the Beaux Arts style with a facade reminiscent of Italian Renaissance palazzos. It has a projecting hipped-roof central entrance bay and a one-story Tuscan order verandah. It was the home of Major James Jonathan Lucas, a prominent local railroad builder and businessman. Lucas, who represented Charleston in the state House of Representatives from 1856 to 1862, was a prominent Confederate artillery officer in the defense of Charleston during the American Civil War.[2][3]
Japonica Hall | |
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| Location | S. Main St., Society Hill, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°30′21″N 79°51′35″W / 34.50583°N 79.85972°W |
| Area | 4.9 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architect | Wilson, Charles Coker |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts, American Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002153[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 21, 1989 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It is located in the Welsh Neck-Long Bluff-Society Hill Historic District.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Andrew W. Chandler and Frank Brown, III (June 1989). "Japonica Hall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Japonic Hall, Darlington County (S. Main St., Society Hill)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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