John Mark Verdier House

{{short description|Historic house in South Carolina, United States}}

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = John Mark Verdier House

| nrhp_type = nrhp

| image = John Mark Verdier House.jpg

| caption = John Mark Verdier House

| location = 801 Bay St.,
Beaufort, South Carolina

| coordinates = {{coord|32|25|50.3|N|80|40|15.6|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = South Carolina#USA

| area = {{convert|0.3|acre}}

| built = 1795

| architect =

| architecture = Federal

| added = August 19, 1971

| refnum = 71000746{{NRISref|2010a}}

}}

John Mark Verdier House, also known as Lafayette Building, is a building in Beaufort, South Carolina.{{Cite web | last = Fant | first = Mrs. James W. | title = John Mark Verdier House | work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date = August 6, 1971 | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/beaufort/S10817707009/S10817707009.pdf | format = pdf | accessdate = 9 June 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/beaufort/S10817707009/index.htm |title= John Mark Verdier House, Beaufort County (801 Bay St., Beaufort) |accessdate=2008-03-17|work=National Register Properties in South Carolina listing|publisher=South Carolina Department of Archives and History}} It was built by John Mark Verdier, a French Huguenot, in 1804. The house typified Beaufort's gracious antebellum architectural style. It was a focal point of the town, a visible statement reflecting Verdier's significant wealth from trading indigo and growing sea island cotton.

File:John Mark Verdier House - 810 Bay St. (Beaufort, South Carolina).jpg

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

It is a contributing property in the Beaufort Historic District, which is a National Historic Landmark. It is the only house museum in Beaufort and provides tours Monday through Saturday from 10:00 to 4:00. Admission is $10.00 per person; children and military are free.

The house is owned and operated by the Historic Beaufort Foundation as a historic house museum.

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