City Directories and History: The Guerrard’s Bluff was built in 1836 and is unique as the only historic brick structure in Bluffton. Built in the Colonial Revival style, the two-story structure has a lateral gable, raised seam metal roof and two exterior brick chimneys. A one-story porch with deck stretches across the river facade, with a Chinese Chippendale railing along the porch roof line. A one-story wood frame addition was made to the rear of the building in 1985. The house stands on the site of two earlier houses. The first was burned during the Civil War and the fate of the second is unknown. Two outbuildings remain from the second of these houses. One is a small cottage with additions, is believed to date from 1880 and was once the office for Dr. Jacob Guerrard, a Bluffton dentist. A barn also remains from this era., Another small cottage, built around 1937 as a servant’s quarters, stands near the barn.
Information from the nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places for the Bluffton Historic District, 1996.
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