William P. Stroman House


William P. Stroman House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1017 N. Boulevard, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°30′12″N 80°51′34″W / 33.50333°N 80.85944°W / 33.50333; -80.85944Coordinates: 33°30′12″N 80°51′34″W / 33.50333°N 80.85944°W / 33.50333; -80.85944
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1926 (1926)
Architect	Lafaye & Lafaye
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Orangeburg MRA
NRHP Reference #	96000836^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 1, 1996

William P. Stroman House is a historic home located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style brick dwelling. It features a full-height porch with Doric order columns and a Spanish tile roof. Also on the property are a contributing garage and greenhouse.^[2]^[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[1]

The house has been scene to tragedy. In 1955, Mr. Stoman and his wife were attacked by an axe-wielding intruder in the house, and his wife was killed. Samuel Wright, Jr., the grandson of the Stoman's maid, was convicted of the murder, and received the death penalty.^[4]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Steven A. Davis (August 1995). "William P. Stroman House" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved July 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "William P. Stroman House, Orangeburg County (1017 N. Boulevard, Orangeburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ Shuler, Rita Y. (2009). Small-Town Slayings in South Carolina. The History Press. p. 15.

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