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Maj. Henry A. Meetze House

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Built
  
1855 (1855)

NRHP Reference #
  
79002387

Area
  
4,900 m²

Added to NRHP
  
13 July 1979

Built by
  
Meetze, Henry Adam

Opened
  
1855

Architectural style
  
Italianate architecture

Maj. Henry A. Meetze House

Location
  
South of Lexington at 723 S. Lake Dr., near Lexington, South Carolina

Maj. Henry A. Meetze House is a historic home located near Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built about 1855, and consists of a two-story, rectangular main block, with one-story side wings and a rear ell. The vernacular Italianate dwelling features a hipped roof with bracketed eaves, one and two-story porticoes with cast iron decoration, and bay windows. Also on the property is the original wellhouse and several sheds. Henry Meetze (1820-1904) was a prominent attorney, businessman and civic leader in the Lexington area.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

Maj. Henry A. Meetze House Wikipedia