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Italian Revival style was very prevalent within its period of popularity, more so than the Gothic Revival Style. It was especially dominant in the period from 1855 – 1880. Since it was easily adapted to numerous building forms, it became a popular style for urban and rural residences. The Italianate style is especially identified as the common architectural theme of mid-to late-19th century commercial buildings that lined the main street of many American cities and towns. Italianate buildings display the cornice under widely overhanging eaves, while contiguous Italianate rowhouses or commercial buildings have a bracketed cornice on the front façade. Other markers of the Italianate style are tall, narrow windows, some with elaborate hoods. Most Italianate buildings have columned porticoes or porches, sometimes extending across the full width of the front façade. Courtesy of the Penn Arch. Field Guide – Website

 

Image of the Dunlap house circa 1995
In the 1910 census it is Mrs. Amanda J. Dunlap who is head of the household.

In the 1910 census it is Mrs. Amanda J. Dunlap who is head of the household.

1960 Dunlap Farm Road – Dunlap Family Home

Get Directions Latitude: 34.9479946     Longitude: -81.2351494

The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Aug. 4, 1886 – “On last Thursday night the drying kiln of Mr. R.J. Dunlap located about three miles SE of Yorkville caught fire and about 5,000 ft of lumber was destroyed.  The kiln was near his dwelling which narrowly escaped destruction.”

City Directories and History:  The Dunlap House on Highway 321 south of York is a fine Italianate influenced I-House built in 1854 by William Downing Dunlap. The house remains in the Dunlap family. Among the interesting events involving this site are: one of the Barnett Brothers Circus elephants is buried on the grounds, and during the Second World War German prisoners picked peaches on the farm. It appears the Dunlap family originated in Chester County, SC. William D. Dunlap in the 1850 census shows he is 23 years of age living next to another Dunlap family.

The house has ship-lapped siding around the door, sawn brackets on the porch, flush cornice returns, corner boards, and cornice brackets under the eaves of the gable roof. The original kitchen was detached and incorporated into the house at a later date.

Several outbuildings add to the historical flavor of this site. A smokehouse, well, tenant house, and barn are all to be found. A store, built about 1900, can also be seen across the drive southeast of the main house. It is a frame structure with weatherboard siding. [Historical Properties of York County, SC – 1995]

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