Lemuel Boozer House

Lemuel Boozer House, also known as the Boozer-Harmon House, is a historic home located in the town of Lexington in Lexington County, South Carolina. The home belonged to lawyer, politician, and judge Lemuel Boozer (1809-1870). It was built about 1828–1830 and is a one-story clapboard dwelling on a raised basement. It has a low-pitch gable roof and a tall basement of brick piers. A rear ell and wing were added in the 1840s.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1] It is one of the oldest structures in the town of Lexington.

Lemuel Boozer House
Lemuel Boozer House, August 2012
Location320 W. Main St.,
Lexington, South Carolina
Coordinates33°59′6″N 81°14′32″W
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Builtc. 1820 (1820)-1830, 1840s
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal, Raised Cottage
NRHP reference No.77001231[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 1977

Lemuel Boozer

Lemuel Boozer was a lawyer who served as state representative, state senator, and lieutenant governor of South Carolina of South Carolina, and as a state circuit judge. Although Boozer was a slave owner, he did not support the Confederacy and helped Union. Union soldiers escape from Confederate troops.[3] Boozer also started a school on the rear of this property for freed slaves after the end of the Civil War.

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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP Form" (PDF). www.nationalregister.sc.gov. 1977. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  3. Ancestry.com. U.S., Southern Claims Commission Allowed Claims, 1871-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
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