Tour of Homes

216 Kings Mountain St.

A pivotal house. Tradition has it that during the 1840s, a wealthy New Orleans gentleman moved to York, South Carolina for his health and brought his own architect with him. The house he built was designed and situated to receive the sun in winter but not in summer. The trim of the piazza is definitely reflective of the New Orleans influence. The columns of the Greek Revival entry porch are set in white marble bases. Black and white marble was used for the floor of the entrance porch. Downstairs the ceilings are high; upstairs they are low. The first floor is cool throughout the summer by being high off the ground and insulated by the second story above. Jeff and Lana Rossy are present owner-occupants.

Kings Mountain Street