Camden in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Bishop Davis House

circa 1817

Photographed by Anna Inbody, March 29, 2012

1. The Bishop Davis House Marker

Inscription. This Charleston Single House was built about 1817 by William Daniel (B. 1775 ~ D. 1828), a planter and owner of farm property at White Oak Creek about halfway between Camden and Liberty Hill. His vault type tomb is located there. In 1837 the house was sold to Chapman Levy, a prominent attorney, who served in both the State House of Representatives and the Senate. In 1854, the house was sold to Reverend T. F. Davis, who was Rector of Grace Episcopal Church and later Bishop and Founder of Camden Episcopal Seminary. The Davis family continued to own the house for the next half century and it is commonly known as The Bishop Davis House. This brick house is a rare surviving example of the Adam Period in Camden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.

Location. 34° 14.928′ N, 80° 36.436′ W. Marker is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It is at the intersection of Broad Street and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camden SC 29020, United States

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Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Baruch Home (a few steps from this marker); In Honor and Remembrance (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lafayette Hall and Lafayette Cedar (about 400 feet away); Monument to Kershaw County’s Confederate Dead (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camden (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Honor and Rememberance (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethesda Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, March 29, 2012

2. The Bishop Davis House Marker

Overview from Walnut Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, March 29, 2012

3. Overview from Walnut Street

Overview from Broad Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, March 29, 2012

4. Overview from Broad Street

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 843 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on March 26, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 29, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.