Maj. John Hammond Fordham House, Orangeburg

Name: Maj. John Hammond Fordham House
Address: Orangeburg, United States

#10 among attractions in Orangeburg

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Maj. John Hammond Fordham House is a historic home located in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a 1½-story, Victorian frame cottage. It was the home of Maj. John Hammond Fordham, a prominent African-American citizen of Orangeburg. ()

Built: 1903 (121 years ago)Coordinates: 33°29'58"N, 80°51'20"W

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Maj. John Hammond Fordham House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Church of the Redeemer, Orangeburg County Jail, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.

~1380 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Orangeburg
7 min walk • Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at 185 Boulevard NE in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
0.5 miS
Church
Church of the Redeemer, Orangeburg
14 min walk • The Church of the Redeemer is a parish of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, affiliated with the Anglican Church in North America, in the city of Orangeburg, South Carolina. The first Anglican church in Orangeburg Township was established in 1749 by the Rev.
0.9 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, City hall
Orangeburg County Jail, Orangeburg
23 min walk • The Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
0.7 miSW
Church
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Orangeburg
19 min walk • Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church building at 310 Green in Orangeburg in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a one-story, brick Romanesque Revival-style church building. It features a prominent corner tower.
1.1 miSW
Cemetery
Orangeburg City Cemetery, Orangeburg
29 min walk • Orangeburg City Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was established in 1889 and is a five-acre tract containing approximately 300 to 350 burial plots. Most burials date from about 1890 to the 1960s.
0.9 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Williams Chapel A.M.E. Church, Orangeburg
25 min walk • Williams Chapel A.M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 1198 Glover Street in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1915 and 1925, and is a one-story, brick Gothic Revival-style church building on a raised basement.
0.9 miSW
33°29'22"N • 80°51'54"W
The BlueBird Theatre, Orangeburg
23 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.9 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
F.H.W. Briggman House, Orangeburg
22 min walk • F. H. W. Briggman House is a historic house located at 156 Amelia Street in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The house originally served as the home of Frederick Briggman, the first mayor of Orangeburg.
0.7 miSW
Neighbourhood, Romanesque architecture
Orangeburg Downtown Historic District, Orangeburg
18 min walk • Orangeburg Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 44 contributing buildings in the central business district of Orangeburg. It includes a variety of commercial, industrial, and governmental buildings built between about 1883 and 1925.
~670 ftE
Universities and schools
Claflin University, Orangeburg
4 min walk • Claflin University is a private historically black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by northern missionaries for the education of freedmen and their children, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees.
0.6 miS
Interesting neighbourhood
Whitman Street Area Historic District, Orangeburg
16 min walk • Whitman Street Area Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 12 contributing buildings in a residential section of Orangeburg. They include large, two-story frame houses constructed in the late-19th and early-20th century.

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Nearby attractions include Claflin University, Orangeburg (4 min walk), Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Orangeburg (7 min walk), South Carolina State University, Orangeburg (12 min walk), Church of the Redeemer, Orangeburg (14 min walk).