Williams-Ball-Copeland House
- Also Known As: Franks House also Villa,The also Hampton Heights also Baptist Retirement Ce
- Address: 544 Ball Dr
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1860/00/00 | Dr John Wells Simpson | Contractor | Dr John Wells Simpson employs skilled and slave artisans to build a winter residence for Col John Drayton Williams, c 1859-1861. | |||
| 1861/00/00 | Col John Drayton Williams | Owner | Williams House is completed in the Italian villa style of architecture. | |||
| 1875/00/00 | Beaufort Watts Ball | Home | Col Beaufort Watts Ball buys the Williams residence and 122 acres of land from Col Williams's estate. | |||
| 1876/00/00 | Beaufort Watts Ball | Major Supporter | Beaufort Ball, a strong supporter of Wade Hampton, host meetings at the villa during the Red Shirt campaign. The Red Shirts were a paramilitary group that served the Democratic Party by disrupting elections and suppressing black and Republican voting. | |||
| 1876/00/00 | Wade Hampton III | Gubernatorial Candidate | Beaufort Ball, a strong supporter of Wade Hampton, host meetings at the villa during the Red Shirt campaign. The Red Shirts were a paramilitary group that served the Democratic Party by disrupting elections and suppressing black and Republican voting. | |||
| 1902/03/27 | Beaufort Watts Ball | Died | Beaufort Watts Ball dies in Laurens, South Carolina at age 71. He is buried in the Laurens City Cemetery. | |||
| 1959/00/00 | Williams-Ball-Copeland House is sold to Clyde T Franks (1885-1970), a prominent South Carolina preservationist, who renovates the house after it had suffered several years of vandalism. |
| Particulars for Williams-Ball-Copeland House: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Communications |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Historic Use | Secondary structure |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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