Lemuel Boozer House

Lemuel Boozer House, also known as the Boozer-Harmon House, is a historic home located in the town of Lexington in Lexington County, South Carolina. The home belonged to lawyer, politician, and judge Lemuel Boozer (1809-1870). It was built about 1828–1830 and is a one-story clapboard dwelling on a raised basement. It has a low-pitch gable roof and a tall basement of brick piers. A rear ell and wing were added in the 1840s.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1] It is one of the oldest structures in the town of Lexington.

Lemuel Boozer House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Lemuel Boozer House, August 2012
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Location	320 W. Main St., Lexington, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°59′6″N 81°14′32″W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	c. 1820 (1820)-1830, 1840s
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal, Raised Cottage
NRHP reference No.	77001231[1]
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1977

Lemuel Boozer

Lemuel Boozer was a lawyer who served as state representative, state senator, and lieutenant governor of South Carolina of South Carolina, and as a state circuit judge. Although Boozer was a slave owner, he did not support the Confederacy and helped Union soldiers escape from POW Camps.^[3] Boozer also started a school on the rear of this property for freed slaves after the end of the Civil War.^[4]

See also

• Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
• List of lieutenant governors of South Carolina
• South Carolina General Assembly