725 Caldwell Street – “A Cam Davis Jewel”

City Directories and History: This outstanding piece of architecture was constructed by local contractor, Collin Campbell Davis (1859-1916), better known as Cam Davis in about 1894, along with many of the fine homes on Caldwell Street. He was originally from Hendersonville, N.C., and had come to S.C. with his uncle, W.T. Davis of Greenville, S.C., who also owned a large contracting firm.  This English Tudor dwelling has a servants quarters and garage apartment.

Reported to have been constructed originally with wooden lap siding and converted to the English Tudor look in ca. 1932. The local paper ran an article on C. C. Davis in 1912 – Contractor and Lumber Dealer

In 1982 the survey team recorded this home as the residence of Dr. J.A. Underwood.  Click here to see added information on this address.

C. C. “Cam” Davis House – Courtesy of the Segars Collection, 2011

C. C. “Cam” Davis House

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