Barratt House, Gothic Revival residence in Greenwood County, US.
Barratt House is a two-story Gothic Revival house of stuccoed brick with a standing seam metal roof, built about 1853–1856 near Greenwood. Dr. John Perkins Barratt, an amateur sculptor and artist, carved the woodwork and painted the murals on its walls. Wings were added in 1957 and 1969.
The house was built between 1853 and 1856 during a period of regional architectural development. It earned recognition on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 for its design and construction qualities from that era.
The house is named for Dr. John Perkins Barratt, an amateur sculptor and artist who executed its elaborate woodcarvings and painted murals himself. His handiwork covers both the carved woodwork and the painted interior surfaces, making the house a record of one owner's artistic practice.
Barratt House stands near Greenwood, in Greenwood County, South Carolina, on a rural property reached by road; the grounds hold the main house plus a gear house, corn crib, granary, smokehouse and a hewn log structure. The site is a private historic property rather than a staffed museum, so check access before travelling and allow time to walk between the outbuildings.
Besides the 1830 log schoolhouse, the grounds hold a gear house, corn crib, granary and smokehouse, all listed with the house on the National Register in 1985. The log building is thought to have been raised for Barratt's children before the brick house existed.
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