201 N Market St

Blakely or Templeton House, Ca. 1865

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

1865

18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

brick; 2 stories; hip roof with Jerkinhead ends and 2-roof dormers; 2 bays; single-story full front porch supported by fluted Doric columns. Colonial Revival influences. Ca. 1865 structure remodeled in 1917 by T.J. Collins and Son. Two Jerkinhead dormers decorated with bargeboard perforated with a quatrefoil design; this motif is repeated around roof line and gable ends. Bracketed cornice. Entrance in north bay with elliptical fanlight and sidelights. 6/6 lights. Central interior chimney. 1917 alterations were to porch and additions to rear.

Style: Colonial Revival
Stories: 2
Built of: brick
Exterior: brick
Roof: hip roof with Jerkinhead ends and 2-roof dormers
Height: About 32 ft to the top of the roof; covers about 2,500 sq ft of ground (USGS lidar survey, 2020)

Notable features

single-story full front porch supported by fluted Doric columns
Two Jerkinhead dormers decorated with bargeboard perforated with a quatrefoil design
Bracketed cornice
Entrance in north bay with elliptical fanlight and sidelights
6/6 lights
Central interior chimney

Later changes

Ca. 1865 structure remodeled in 1917 by T.J. Collins and Son
1917 alterations were to porch and additions to rear

Today

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Nearby

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Nearby markers

Mary Baldwin College, I-17, 250 m
Augusta County Courthouse, I-34, 490 m
Dr. William Fleming, A-64, 500 m
Dr. Alexander Humphreys, A-63, 520 m
Trinity Church, QC-1, 570 m

Source: Stuart Addition Historic District National Register Nomination, page 11. Listed there as “201 North Market Street.”