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T. Q. Donaldson House

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T.Q. Donaldson House
T.Q. Donaldson House

T. Q. Donaldson House, also known as the Dr. Davis Furman House, is a historic home located at Greenville, South Carolina. It was built about 1863, and is a two-story, frame, vernacular Italianate style cottage. It consists of a two-story rectangular block with a one-story wing and one-story rear ells. Also on the property is a contemporary three-room frame, weatherboard outbuilding built for use as a kitchen and servant's quarters. It was built by William Williams for Thomas Q. Donaldson, a lawyer and member of the South Carolina Senate from Greenville County from 1872 to 1876.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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T. Q. Donaldson House
McDaniel Avenue, Greenville

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