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Title	Lewis Reeve Sams House
View	Detail of porches from the east
Work Type	buildings dwellings houses
Style/Period	Greek Revival Nineteenth century
Creator Name	Sams, Lewis Reeve, 1784-1856
Creator Nationality	American
Date.Creator Birth	1784
Date.Creator Death	1856
Contributors to Project	Lewis Reeve Sams (American builder, 1784-1856)
Subject.work	architecture United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 antebellum architecture
Subject.image	sleeping porch verandah
Country	United States
City	Beaufort
State/Province	South Carolina
Location.Notes	Old Point area; 601 East Bay Street
Architectural Material	wood; marble
Technique	construction (assembling)
Dates	ca. 1852 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/15/1997
Subject Information	This house was used as a hospital by Union troops in the closing days of the Civil War. The house has a Charleston-style multi-storey porch known as a 'piazza' running the full length of the house (as typical, on the south side) and a raised basement with entrance on the second or 'reception' level. The 'reception level' piazza has Doric columns, the upper floor has Ionic. Instead of a side entrance to the piazza, this has a central staircase made of marble. The interior includes black marble mantels and excellent plaster work. Construction circa 1852 is attributed to Lewis Reeve Sams (1784-1856), a planter who at one time owned half of Dataw Island.
Information.source	Beaufort Online [website]; http://www.beaufortonline.com/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)

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