Settlemyer House, also known as the Bailey House, is a historic home located at Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina. It was built in 1922, and consists of a large two-story central block with one-story wings. It features a low gable roof with flared rafter tails and a porte-cochere with flared eaves and large random course stone and concrete piers. It is an example of the Japanese influenced Bungalow design, in the American Craftsman tradition, of the early 1920s. Also on the property is an original two-story frame garage and a random course stone and concrete wall in front of the house.[2][3]

Settlemyer House
Settlemeyer House, March 2012
Settlemyer House is located in South Carolina
Settlemyer House
Settlemyer House is located in the United States
Settlemyer House
Location915 N. Limehouse St., Gaffney, South Carolina
Coordinates35°4′47″N 81°38′36″W / 35.07972°N 81.64333°W / 35.07972; -81.64333
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Japanese style
MPSGaffney MRA
NRHP reference No.86000598[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 27, 1986

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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. ^ "Settlemyer House, Cherokee County (915 N. Limestone St., Gaffney)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. ^ Beth Hicks Phillips (April 2001). "Settlemyer House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.