John Mark Verdier House

John Mark Verdier House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
John Mark Verdier House
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Location	801 Bay St., Beaufort, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°25′50.3″N 80°40′15.6″W / 32.430639°N 80.671000°W / 32.430639; -80.671000Coordinates: 32°25′50.3″N 80°40′15.6″W / 32.430639°N 80.671000°W / 32.430639; -80.671000
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1795
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	71000746[1]
Added to NRHP	August 19, 1971

John Mark Verdier House, also known as Lafayette Building, is a building in Beaufort, South Carolina.^[2][3] It was built by John Mark Verdier, a French Huguenot, in 1804. The house typified Beaufort's gracious antebellum architectural style. It was a focal point of the town, a visible statement reflecting Verdier's significant wealth from trading indigo and growing sea island cotton.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

It is a contributing property in the Beaufort Historic District, which is a National Historic Landmark. It is the only house museum in Beaufort and provides tours Monday through Saturday from 10:00 to 4:00. Admission is $10.00 per person; children and military are free.

The house is owned and operated by the Historic Beaufort Foundation as a historic house museum.

References

1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 
2. ↑ Fant, Mrs. James W. (August 6, 1971). "John Mark Verdier House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 9 June 2012. 
3. ↑ "John Mark Verdier House, Beaufort County (801 Bay St., Beaufort)". National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 

External links

• Information on John Mark Verdier House Museum
• Historic Beaufort Foundation
• John Mark Verdier House, Beaufort County (801 Bay St., Beaufort), at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-139, "John Mark Verdier House, 801 Bay & Scott Streets, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC", 40 photos, 10 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material

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