Lanneau-Norwood House, Second Empire mansion in Greenville, United States

The Lanneau-Norwood House is a two-story brick mansion with an octagonal tower, projecting corner pavilions, and a wide front porch featuring decorative brackets. The property includes three auxiliary buildings from the 1800s: servants' quarters, a garage, and a greenhouse, all maintaining their original character.

Jacob W. Cagle built the house around 1876 for Charleston-born textile entrepreneur Charles Henry Lanneau II, who had served in Hampton's Legion. Fires in 1883 and 1892 destroyed much of it, and Lanneau rebuilt each time; bankrupt by 1907, he sold it for $12,000 to banker John Wilkins Norwood. The grounds may be the site of South Carolina's last Civil War skirmish, fought May 23, 1865.

The house is also called Alta Vista, after the neighbourhood that grew up around it; it originally faced McDaniel Avenue with a long curved drive from Crescent Avenue to McIver Street. In 1977 a granddaughter of J. W. Norwood commissioned a 1:12 scale dollhouse replica of the mansion.

The house sits in a residential neighborhood and is visible from the street, making it easy to locate. Check in advance whether viewing is available, as the property may have limited access for visitors.

The building is one of the few Second Empire mansions in the region and displays a style that was rare in the area after the Civil War. The octagonal tower was a particularly fashionable feature in the 1870s and sets this house apart from other residences nearby.