Tamassee in Oconee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Josephine C. Peters — West Virginia Cottage

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 6, 2021

1. Josephine C. Peters — West Virginia Cottage Marker

Inscription. In memory
of
Josephine Clark Peters
Kanawha Valley Chapter

Dedicated October 16, 1993
by the
West Virginia State Society, NSDAR
Mrs. Joel Morris Wagoner, State Regent

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the National Register of Historic Places series lists.

Location. 34° 53.039′ N, 83° 1.114′ W. Marker is in Tamassee, South Carolina, in Oconee County. Marker can be reached from Rogers Drive just west of Bumgardner Drive, on the right when traveling west. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, on the right side of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2765 Rogers Drive, Tamassee SC 29686, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Texas Friendship Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); May Erwin Talmadge Auditorium/Gymnasium (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Indian Trail and Thong Tree (about 400 feet away); Tamassee DAR School

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(about 600 feet away); In Memory of George R. Ryder (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Tamassee DAR School (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cherokee Path (approx. 1½ miles away); Tamassee Town (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tamassee.

Regarding Josephine C. Peters — West Virginia Cottage. Contributing Property, Tamassee DAR School, National Register of Historic Places #12000289.

From the National Register Nomination:
This one-story Colonial Revival is adjacent to and east of the Ohio Middle Cottage. It has a lateral gabled roof with one small interior chimney left of center and near the roof ridge, and one exterior end chimney at left (west elevation of main block) near the front of the house. It has vinyl siding (likely asbestos originally), a brick foundation and asphalt shingle roof. The main block of the house has a small central gable stoop with concrete deck and square post supports. A single traditional six-panel door is located within this sheltered stoop. To each side of the stoop is a single six-over-six light window. A smaller offset wing to the left (west)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 6, 2021

2. National Register of Historic Places Marker
(mounted on left side of front entrance)
Tamassee DAR School
Ohio East Guest Cottage
Josephine C. Peters — W.V.A. Cottage
The National Register
of Historic Places
South Carolina
Department of Archives
and History
of the main block of the house and tucked behind the end chimney has a single six-over-six window in it. To the left (west) of the main block of the house is a gable-front wing connected by a hyphen which has a single six-over-six light window in it. The gable-front wing has a single central six-panel door entrance with a single six-over-six light window to either side of the door. A small gable porch with square posts shelters this secondary front entrance.

Also see . . . Tamassee DAR School (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

The Tamassee DAR School is a school founded in 1919 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to serve the underprivileged children of Appalachia. Historic buildings can be observed on the DAR School campus. The school survives and thrives to this day, consistently graduating classes of children between the ages of 7 and 18.

(Submitted on January 14, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Josephine C. Peters — West Virginia Cottage Front Porch image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 6, 2021

3. Josephine C. Peters — West Virginia Cottage Front Porch

The markers are mounted on either side of the entrance.

Josephine C. Peters — West Virginia Cottage image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 6, 2021

4. Josephine C. Peters — West Virginia Cottage

Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 67 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 14, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.