Henry P. Little Archives

504 Lakeside Drive

City Directories and History: “Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Sherwood built the present house, which was partially destroyed by fire in early 1941 and restored that same year. The grounds are significant because of the interest of the Sherwoods in camellias, azaleas, and landscape planting. Steep Gully, a prominent natural drainage feature of the Conway area, runs through the grounds. This was also the site of the Peggy Ludlam Spring, a natural spring which was an attraction for the children attending nearby Burroughs School.”

Information from Conway’s Historical Trail Brochure – Revised by Ben Burroughs, 2011

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507 Main Street or Beaty – Little House

City Directories and History: The Beaty-Little House is significant as one of the few extant, relatively intact residences in Conway dating from the antebellum period and for its association with John R. Beaty and Henry P. Little. The house was built ca. 1855 for John Robinson Beaty by the Eaton brothers, shipbuilders from Bucksport, Maine, who had moved to Horry County to build ships at Bucksville on the Waccamaw River. It is a two-story, rectangular, central hall plan residence with a hipped roof and two interior brick chimneys. The frame house is clad in weatherboard and rests on a brick pier with brick infill foundation. A five-bay, one-story, full-width, hipped-roof porch extends across the façade. This porch features six turned, freestanding Tuscan-influenced columns. The porch deck is recessed, i.e. a “rain porch,” and has an elaborately sawn balustrade. Beaty was killed in the Civil War by friendly fire in 1865, the house remained in the Beaty family until it was purchased by Henry Pyle Little in 1904. Little, a building contractor from Tennessee, came to Conway in 1899 and built several of the town’s public buildings, including the Horry County Courthouse, ca. 1906, and the 1910 sanctuary of the Conway Methodist Church. He also served as Mayor of Conway for five years and was active in local politics and business for nearly forty years. Little lived in the house until his death in 1941. Listed in the National Register August 5, 1986.

R&R HISTORY LINK: Colton’s 1854 Map of Horry Co., S.C.

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“This two story, hip roofed, frame weather boarded house was built for future Confederate Lt. John R. Beaty by shipbuilders from Maine who had been hired to build ships along the Waccamaw River. It is an excellent example of antebellum architecture. The home was taken as headquarters for Union military officers during the occupation of Conwayborough at the end of the War Between the States. Mr. H. P. Little purchased the house in 1903.” Information from Conway’s Historical Trail Brochure – Revised by Ben Burroughs, 2011

Pyramidal rooflines showcase many Folk Victorian cottages built both with and without its ornate fretwork and brackets. However, the Pyramidal roof shouldn’t be considered the only identifying factor, a great number had gable fronts with ornate gable end porches. Due to the states’ wide employment of railroads, this became a very common model of housing in S.C. during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Folk Victorian style cottage is a part of the Queen Anne period of architecture and utilizes: Victorian decorative details on simple folk house forms, inspired by Italianate and Gothic Revival details. The use of center front gables is also very common. These decorative elements made the Folk Victorian a very popular and widely used style of architecture across the state and nation.

The widespread availability of heavy machinery in industrial areas, to cut consistent decorative wood patterns, and the use of railroads to easily distribute decorate fretwork, brackets, columns and misc. These decorative elements made the Folk Victorian a very popular and widely used style of architecture across the state and nation.

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First United Methodist Church and Chapel

1101 Fifth Street and 421 Main Street

City Directories and History: (Conway First United Methodist Church) These two sanctuaries are locally significant for their architectural styles. They also illustrate a period of rapid growth in the history of Conway, as the congregation which erected the small sanctuary of 1898 felt the need to erect a much larger one only twelve years later. The 1898 sanctuary is a one-story, brick, cruciform, cross-gable roofed, Gothic-influenced building. It is located at the site of a ca. 1845 sanctuary. It is laid in Flemish bond and features Tudor arched stained glass lancet windows with lozenges. The eaves have exposed rafters and purlin ends. Adjacent to this sanctuary is the 1910 sanctuary, designed by Joseph Leitner, an architect from Wilmington, North Carolina, and built by Henry P. Little, a Conway builder and contractor. This Mission Revival style (Spanish Colonial Revival) building is a large one-story, front-gabled roof, stuccoed building. Two square bell-towers with shaped parapets and corner posts frame the entrance bay. Both towers feature staggered, rectangular, one-over-one sash, stained panels and blind and louvered panels with key-blocks and drip moulds. Above the entrance parapet is a round-headed, recessed blind arch. There are knee-brackets

The newer First Methodist Church of Conway, S.C.

supporting the overhanging eaves. When dedicated in October 1910 its seating capacity was estimated at 500. When the fourth sanctuary was built in 1961 this building was converted for use into a fellowship hall. Listed in the National Register August 5, 1986.

“Methodist Bishop Francis Asbury visited Kingston many times between 1785 and 1815. The First Methodist Church in Conwayborough was organized in 1828. The present land was obtained in 1842. The first frame church building was completed by 1844 on this site. It was replaced in 1898 by this second gothic style building. The third mission style church building was constructed in 1910. The present Georgian style sanctuary was built in 1961. The graves in the churchyard date back to the 1830s. Listed on the Register of United Methodist Historic Sites.” Information from Conway’s Historical Trail Brochure – Revised by Ben Burroughs, 2011

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