Gen. Francis Marion Bamberg House | |
Location | N. Railroad Ave. and N. Carlisle St., Bamberg, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 33°17′50″N 81°2′57″W / 33.29722°N 81.04917°W |
Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
Built | 1869 |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 76001692[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 29, 1976 |
General Francis Marion Bamberg (1838–1905), the builder of the General Francis Marion Bamberg House, played an important role in the growth of the town and county of Bamberg, South Carolina.[2][3] Among other accomplishments, General Bamberg promoted the educational, religious, economic and cultural growth of the town of Bamberg, gave a library and gymnasium to the Carlisle Fitting School, and significant sums for the construction of a Methodist church. The house, located in one of Bamberg's oldest residential areas, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1976.[1]