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Meng House
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National Register of Historic Places

Meng House

Also known as The Hill House; Clough-Wallace House

On the National Register since 197650 years
Greek RevivalListed 1976Union
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About Meng House

Meng House, at 117 Academy St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 12, 1976. It was among the first 8 of Union’s 20 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 157 other South Carolina listings. The listing covers 1 acre. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in South Carolina, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 56 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

117 Academy St., Union · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Meng HouseStart here
  2. 2Culp HouseGeorgian · next door
  3. 3Judge Thomas Dawkins HouseBuilding · next door
  4. 4Central Graded SchoolRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  5. 5Union High School-Main Street Grammar SchoolClassical Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

12 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFair Forest HotelBuilding0.2 miDUnion Downtown Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBCorinth Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.2 miBUnion Community HospitalClassical Revival · Built 19150.3 miDUnion Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)Two-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBUnion County JailBuilding0.3 miBGov. Thomas B. Jeter HouseVictorian0.3 miDSouth Street-South Church Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.4 miBClinton Chapel AME Zion ChurchBuilt 18940.4 miBMerridunGeorgian0.4 miDSouth Street-South Church Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne0.5 miBHerndon TerraceGreek Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Greek Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.

Herndon Terrace0.5 mi away
Nathaniel Gist House8.2 mi away
Woodland Plantation9.9 mi away
Camp Hill12 mi away

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Questions about Meng House

Is Meng House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 12, 1976 (Register number 76001714).

Is Meng House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; South Carolina has 73 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Meng House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Meng House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 56 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 118998687 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.