Gunter-Summers House, West Columbia

Name: Gunter-Summers House
Address: West Columbia, United States

#3 among attractions in West Columbia

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Gunter-Summers House, also known as the Henry Jacob Summers House, is a historic home located at West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1895, and is an I-house with Queen Anne style decorative elements with an Eastlake theme, notably the geometric banded frieze and geometric stained glass doors with running trim. It is a two-story, frame dwelling and has weatherboard siding and a brick pier foundation. The front façade features a two-tiered, full-width front porch. Also on the property are a barn and a smokehouse with a braced overhanging front gable. ()

Built: 1895 (130 years ago)Coordinates: 33°59'24"N, 81°4'0"W

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West Metro (West Columbia)West Columbia United States

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Gunter-Summers House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Carolina State Museum, EdVenture, Gervais Street Bridge, First Baptist Church of West Columbia.

1.2 miNE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
South Carolina State Museum, Columbia
32 min walk • The South Carolina State Museum has four floors of permanent and changing exhibits, a digital dome planetarium, 4D interactive theater and an observatory.
1.2 miNE
Museum, Children's museum, Science museum
EdVenture, Columbia
30 min walk • EdVenture is the largest children's museum in the Southeast United States, located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is second only to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis which is the largest children's museum in the world.
1 miNE
Bridge
Gervais Street Bridge, Columbia
26 min walk • Gervais Street Bridge is a historic bridge in South Carolina in the United States and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an arch bridge constructed from reinforced concrete. Construction began in 1926 and the bridge was completed in 1928. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
0.6 miE
Church
First Baptist Church of West Columbia, West Columbia
15 min walk • The James Petigru Boyce Chapel is a historic church building at 1306 Hampton Street in Columbia, South Carolina. It is a Greek Revival building built in 1859. A convention met here on December 17, 1860, whose delegates voted unanimously for South Carolina to secede from the United States, leading to the American Civil War.
1.2 miNE
Museum, Military museum, History museum
SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum, Columbia
31 min walk • The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum is located at 301 Gervais Street in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, in a building shared with the South Carolina State Museum. It was founded in 1896, and is the oldest museum in Columbia and the third oldest in the state.
0.9 miE
Interesting neighbourhood
Guignard Brick Works, Cayce
24 min walk • Guignard Brick Works is a historic industrial site and national historic district located in Cayce, Lexington County, South Carolina.
0.7 miE
Neighbourhood
New Brookland Historic District, Columbia
19 min walk • New Brookland Historic District is a national historic district located at West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings in the central business district and the "mill village" sections of West Columbia.
0.4 miSE
Georgian architecture
Still Hopes, West Columbia
11 min walk • Still Hopes, also known as the Gabriel Alexander Guignard House and South Carolina Episcopal Home, is an historic home located at Cayce, Lexington County, South Carolina.

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Which popular attractions are close to Gunter-Summers House?

Nearby attractions include Still Hopes, West Columbia (11 min walk), First Baptist Church of West Columbia, West Columbia (15 min walk), New Brookland Historic District, Columbia (19 min walk).