Octagon House (Laurens, South Carolina)

The Octagon House, also known as Zelotes Holmes House, is a historic octagonal house located in Laurens, South Carolina, United States.^[2][3] Designed and built in 1859 to 1862 by the Rev. Zelotes Lee Holmes, a Presbyterian minister and teacher, it is thought to be the first concrete house erected in South Carolina.^[3] It was called the Zelotes Holmes House by the Historic American Buildings Survey.^[4]

Location619 East Main Street,
Laurens, South Carolina

Coordinates34°29′57″N 82°0′5″W

Built1859

ArchitectZelotes Lee Holmes

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Octagon House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Zelotes Holmes House
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Location	619 East Main Street, Laurens, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°29′57″N 82°0′5″W
Built	1859
Architect	Zelotes Lee Holmes
Architectural style	Octagon Mode
NRHP reference No.	73001715[1]
Added to NRHP	March 20, 1973

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Also known as the Old Holmes House, the Old Watson House and the Holmes-Watson House, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1973.^[1]