Maj. Henry A. Meetze House

Historic house in South Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Maj. Henry A. Meetze House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Maj Henry A Meetze House, August 2012
33°58′6″N 81°14′4″W / 33.96833°N 81.23444°W / 33.96833; -81.23444
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1855 (1855)
Built by	Henry Adam Meetze
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	79002387^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 13, 1979

Maj. Henry A. Meetze House is a historic home located near Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built about 1855, and consists of a two-story, rectangular main block, with one-story side wings and a rear ell. The vernacular Italianate dwelling features a hipped roof with bracketed eaves, one and two-story porticoes with cast iron decoration, and bay windows. Also on the property is the original wellhouse and several sheds. Henry Meetze (1820-1904) was a prominent attorney, businessman and civic leader in the Lexington area.^[2]^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Michelle Barovsky and Nancy Fox (April 1979). "Maj. Henry A. Meetze House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^ "Major Henry A. Meetze House, Lexington County (723 S. Lake Dr., Lexington)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 June 2014.