Colton’s 1854 Map of Chester County – Courtesy of the SC Dept. of Archives and History
Image showing the changes in construction technics across the region. Courtesy of the Segars Collection of Welch Neck Baptist. One of thousands of historic addresses – sites to explore and enjoy on the pages of Roots and Recall!
Courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2008
1856 – SC Map of Society Hill, S.C.
Image courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2012
Image courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2012
Second Empire Style was first seen in America in the 1850s and flourished after the Civil War. It was so commonly employed in that era that it was sometimes referred to as the “General Grant style.” – The Second Empire style had its beginnings in France, where it was the chosen style during the reign of Napoleon III (1852-70), France’s Second Empire, hence its name. Well-attended exhibitions in Paris in 1855 and 1867 helped to spread Second Empire style to England and then the United States. – Other commonly seen details are a bracketed cornice beneath the mansard roof, round arched windows, decorative dormer windows, an iron crest at the roofline, and columned porches or porticoes. Courtesy of the Penn Arch. Guide – Website
1856 – SC Map of Society Hill, S.C.
Image courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2004
Image part of the Mill’s Map of Darlington County, S.C. The arrow points to the location of Kelley Town.
Courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2015
Thomas E. Hart House April 26, 1941, by Globe Photo, Inc., Courtesy of the Darlington Co. Museum – 2017
Image of the home in 1959. Courtesy of the Darlington Co. Museum – 2017
Images courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2010
