1017 N. Boulevard, Orangeburg, South Carolina. County/parish: Orangeburg.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 01, 1996. NRIS 96000836.
Part of Orangeburg MRA (NRIS 64000785).
3 contributing buildings.
William P. Stroman House is a historic home located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style brick dwelling. It features a full-height porch with Doric order columns and a Spanish tile roof. Also on the property are a contributing garage and greenhouse. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
The house has been scene to tragedy. In 1955, Mr. Stoman and his wife were attacked by an axe-wielding intruder in the house, and his wife was killed. Samuel Wright, Jr., the grandson of the Stoman's maid, was convicted of the murder, and received the death penalty.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118996510