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Commissioners press owners on whether the sleeping porch is original to the S.P. Halls House
Summary
Commission members questioned the applicants about the sleeping porch's provenance after the porch was removed; applicants said the porch may have been a non-original addition and recommended relying on a 1983 description and available photographs.
Commissioners pressed the applicants on whether the sleeping porch that was removed was original to the 1918 house and asked for photographic proof before concluding preservation guidance.
One commissioner said it was "confusing" and important to know whether sleeping porches dated from the 1920s and requested that the owners prove the porch was an addition if they planned to keep it removed. The applicant replied that city records and a 1983 description indicated the portico probably replaced an earlier porch and that the oldest photograph the applicants found was from 1983; from that vantage the porch's historic status was unclear.
Commissioners said they would have preferred to see more photographic documentation prior to removal and suggested the applicant search for older images. The applicant agreed to continue seeking archival photographs and staff offered to assist with locating historical images at the Horry County Museum.
