City Directories and History: This is the historic J.C. Hipp home, the original owner’s home of the Hipp / Hollingsworth store in downtown Cross Hill. Also known as the Hitt House built about 1900-1910.
The Hipp House (Site 2311) is located on the eastern edge of town and is also a good example of the Queen Anne style found in Cross Hill (Figure 32). The two-story home has a unique façade containing two projecting gable wings each with canted corners, the left projecting slightly further than the right. The entry is centered on the façade with a second story porch above, nestled between the projecting gables with a small turned balustrade. The hip porch wraps to the right with thin columns. A small tenant house is located approximately 100 yards east of the home. Asbestos shingle siding has been added to the home’s exterior and the porch has been altered. Because of these changes, the home lacks sufficient integrity and is therefore ineligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Information courtesy of the Architectural Survey of Eastern Laurens Co., S.C. – SCDAH 2003
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