Robert Simmons House
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Location | On an unpaved road, 0.5 miles south of U.S. Route 21, near Frogmore, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 32°23′29″N 80°36′15″W / 32.39139°N 80.60417°WCoordinates: 32°23′29″N 80°36′15″W / 32.39139°N 80.60417°W |
Area | 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) |
Built | 1910 |
Architectural style | Double-pen house |
MPS | Historic Resources of St. Helena Island c. 1740-c. 1935 MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 88001779 |
Added to NRHP | October 6, 1988 |
Robert Simmons House, also known as the Willie Simmons House, is a historic home located on Saint Helena Island near Frogmore, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The original section was built about 1910 by farmer Robert Simmons, and subsequently expanded. It is a double pen house type on metal piers, with a full-width shed roof porch supported by wood posts. It is a rare example of a vernacular architectural form once common to St. Helena Island.
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.