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Parris Island Drydock and Commanding Generals House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Mexico and Tripoli Sts., Parris Island, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°21′0″N 80°40′18″W / 32.35000°N 80.67167°W / 32.35000; -80.67167
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1891 (1891)-1895
Built by	U.S. Navy
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Wooden Drydock
NRHP reference No.	78002492
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1978

Parris Island Drydock and Commanding Generals House is a historic home and drydock and national historic district located at Parris Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The district encompasses one contributing building and two contributing structures at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. The drydock was constructed in the early 1890s and was one of the few wooden graving-type drydocks in the United States. It was also the largest naval drydock at the time of its construction. It fell into disrepair in the 1920s as ships began to outgrow the drydock. Quarters One, or the Commanding General's home, was constructed between 1891 and 1895, and has been the traditional home of the depot Commanding General. The two-story house has 27 rooms and features a full-width porch that also partially down both sides of the house. Associated with the home is a contributing octagonal gazebo (c. 1900).

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Parris Island Drydock and Commanding General's House, Beaufort County (Mexico & Tripoli Sts., Parris Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
3. James L. Vance (February 1978). "Parris Island Drydock and Commanding Generals House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved February 25, 2014.

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