J. Davis Powell House Explained

J. Davis Powell House is a historic home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1919–1920, and is a two-story, irregular plan, yellow brick, Prairie Style dwelling believed to be designed by Floyd A. Dernier (1879-1934). It has a broad, low-pitched, hipped roof and sets of elongated, repeated windows on both floors. Also on the property are the contributing garage (c. 1920) with a second story addition (c. 1940); a pool house (c. 1920) and pool (c. 1935); four cast stone classical columns (c. 1920); a goldfish pond or pool (c. 1920); and an outdoor fireplace (c. 1922).^{[2] [3]}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2012-10-05. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/24/12 THROUGH 9/28/12. National Park Service. 2014-07-13. 2014-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222145422/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20121005.htm. dead.
2. Web site: Jennifer Betsworth. J. Davis Powell House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 2012 . pdf . 2014-01-07.
3. Web site: J. Davis Powell House, Richland County (1410 Shirley St., Columbia) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-01-07.