24 S Madison St

A house, Ca. 1875

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

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1875

18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

S: Brick; 2 stories; hip roof with polygonal turret roof on north; 3 bays; 1-story porch with carved brackets and spindlework across 2 bays of front. Vernacular with Queen Anne characteristics. Ca. 1875; altered ca. 1895. Entrance with transom and sidelights in central bay. Turret bay has slate roof with cresting. Segmental arched openings with carved lintels. Paired brackets in cornice. 2/2 lights. Interior chimneys. Originally a 2-bay, square-hipped house, porch and turret bay were added 1890's.

Style: Vernacular, Queen Anne
Stories: 2
Built of: Brick
Exterior: hip roof, polygonal turret roof on north, 1-story porch with carved brackets and spindlework across 2 bays of front, Entrance with transom and sidelights in central bay, Turret bay has slate roof with cresting, Segmental arched openings with carved lintels, Paired brackets in cornice, 2/2 lights, Interior chimneys
Roof: hip roof

Notable features

polygonal turret roof on north
1-story porch with carved brackets and spindlework across 2 bays of front
Entrance with transom and sidelights in central bay
Turret bay has slate roof with cresting
Segmental arched openings with carved lintels
Paired brackets in cornice
2/2 lights
Interior chimneys

Later changes

altered ca. 1895
porch and turret bay were added 1890's

Today

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Nearby

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Nearby markers

Trinity Church, QC-1, 220 m
Stuart Hall, I-21, 230 m
Dr. Alexander Humphreys, A-63, 440 m
Augusta County Courthouse, I-34, 470 m
Dr. William Fleming, A-64, 540 m

Source: Newtown Historic District National Register Nomination, page 52. Listed there as “24 South Madison Street.”