Francis B. Higgins House

Francis B. Higgins House, also known as the Caldwell-Higgins House, is a historic home located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built about 1820, and is a two-story weatherboarded residence with Federal and Greek Revival style details. The front facade features a projecting central portico. It was built by Francis B. Higgins, Newberry attorney, planter, and county commissioner in equity, and is the oldest documented dwelling in Newberry.^[2][3]

Francis B. Higgins House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Francis B. Higgins House, March 2012
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Location	1520 Boundary St., Newberry, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°16′24″N 81°36′57″W / 34.27333°N 81.61583°W / 34.27333; -81.61583
Area	1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built	c. 1820 (1820)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
MPS	Newberry MRA
NRHP reference No.	80003682^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 26, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Francis B. Higgins House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. n.d.
3. "Francis B. Higgins House, Newberry County (1520 Boundary St., Newberry)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History.