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Bishop William Wallace Duncan House, Spartanburg County (300 Howard St., Spartanburg)
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Facade Front Left
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Middle Left
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Rear Left
Elevation
Left Rear
Oblique
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Rear Elevation #1 Rear Elevation #2 Right Rear
Oblique
Facade
Turret Detail
Facade
Front Porch Detail
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Facade
Chimney Detail
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Family Crest
Facade
Mosaic tile on
porch landing
Facade
Porch Window
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Right Elevation
Porch
Interior
Parlor Fireplace
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Interior
Reception Hall
Fireplace
Interior
Reception Hall
Interior
2nd Floor
Bedroom Mantel
1st Story
Floor Plan
2nd Story
Floor Plan
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Facade
2009
Left Elevation
2009
Right Elevation
2009
Rear Elevation
2009
Main Entrance
2009
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Interior
Reception Hall
2009
Facade
circa 1927

The Bishop William Wallace Duncan House, built ca. 1886, exemplifies the Queen Anne style of architecture. Duncan was a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was an active leader in the fields of education and religion. The house’s design was produced by Gottfried L. Norrman, a well-known Swedish born, Danish and German trained architect who practiced in Spartanburg and Atlanta. Built upon a brick basement, the two-story building has clapboard and cedar shingle siding laid in staggered butts. Asymmetrical in design, it has a high-pitched roof of many angles which is pierced by six chimneys. Significant architectural details include a decorative mosaic tile front porch landing, five large chimneys, the front one featuring a terra cotta cartouche containing the Duncan family crest, a massive wood shingle-clad cylindrical tower, stained glass and Queen Anne block glass windows, and a host of interior details such as oak paneling, spindle friezes and screens, a massive stone chimneypiece in the central hall, decorative wood mantels with overmantels and a staircase. Listed in the National Register July 12, 1976. The Bishop William Wallace Duncan House was moved from its original location at 249 N. Church St. to its present location on 300 Howard St in November 1999. Additional documentation approved October 2, 2009.

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