Rankin-Harwell House

	Rankin-Harwell House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	House in 2017
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Location	6 miles northeast of Florence off South Carolina Highway 305, near Florence, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°14′.74″N 79°39′7″W / 34.2335389°N 79.65194°WCoordinates: 34°14′.74″N 79°39′7″W / 34.2335389°N 79.65194°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1857
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Doric
NRHP reference No.	74001855
Added to NRHP	October 9, 1974

Rankin-Harwell House, also known as The Columns, Carolina Hall, and the James Harwell House, is a historic plantation house located near Florence, Florence County, South Carolina. It was built in 1857, and is a two-story, frame, Greek Revival style dwelling. It features 22 giant freestanding Doric order stuccoed brick columns that surround the house on three sides. It rests on a raised basement and has a low-pitched hipped roof.^[2]^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

The Columns photographed by Carlisle Roberts for the W.P.A.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Nenie Dixon (May 1974). "Rankin-Harwell House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
^ "Rankin-Harwell House, Florence County (off S.C. Hwy. 305, Mars Bluff)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

External links[]

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-117, "The Columns, U.S. Routes 76 & 301, Mars Bluff, Florence County, SC", 2 photos, 2 data pages

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] Nenie Dixon (May 1974). "Rankin-Harwell House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

[scdah-3] "Rankin-Harwell House, Florence County (off S.C. Hwy. 305, Mars Bluff)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

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