City Directories and History: 1917 – J. E. Clary, 1948 – New S. Crisp, Albert Bell, John Willard, 1975 – New S. Crisp
The 1922 Sanborn Insurance maps show this as #620 Irby Street. This is known locally as the Crisp home or Florence Irby Wilson house. It was purchased in 4/2/1892 from Dr. W.C. Irby by Earle and Florence Tocoa Irby Wilson.
Florence Tocoa Irby Wilson was a sister to Dr. William Claudius Irby. At her death the house was willed to her daughter, Azilee Clary and then to her children; Toccoa Earle Blakenship, J.E. Clary, and Jinks W. Clary. In 1943, the home was purchased by E. Smythe Kelly for $2,500. The Wilson-Clary House, built ca. 1892, is a vernacular Victorian residence that utilizes some elements of the Eastlake style. Exterior ornamentation on this house in more restrained than on homes typically utilizing Eastlake elements (such as Laurens’ Dr. W.C. Irby House and the Lyde Irby Darlington House). Notable exterior features include a tent roof gazebo, pedimented window surrounds, attic vents with scalloped louvers, and sawn brackets. The house was built for J.J. Wilson, Jr. and Toccoa Irby Wilson on a lot acquired from Mrs. Wilson’s brother, Dr. W.C. Irby. The two-story frame residence is sheathed in weatherboarding. Two brick corbelled chimneys pierce the cross-gable roof, which has a boxed cornice with returns and sawn brackets. A single-story wraparound porch extends across a portion of the façade and a portion of the north elevation. A tent roof gazebo is attached at its vertex. The main entrance is centered and has double doors and a transom. The interior is distinguished by the ceiling medallions and cornice, a marble mantel, and an elaborate staircase. The house is located on a large lot in a residential neighborhood. Listed in the National Register December 11, 1986. [Courtesy of the SC Dept. of Archives and History]
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