Nov 29, 1979
National Register of Historic Places - Cranford-Wannamaker House
Statement of Significance: Professor William I. Cranford was probably the first of a series of educators who lived in this house now located at 1019 W. Trinity Ave., and William H. Wannamaker, the most notable. Professor Cranford, a graduate of Trinity College is listed in the Trinity Catalogue of 1890-1891 as Instructor in Greek; 1893-95 Associate Professor of Philosophy and Logic. he was named Dean of the College succeeding Dr. Few. As were most all the faculty members, Cranford was active in the Methodist denomination and wrote frequently for "Advocates." An original photograph of this cottage in the Duke Archives Collection (see attached copy) has this notation on the face of its mounting cardboard: "House we lived in on College Campus, 1895, July 17"; and on the rear, "The house in which W. I. Cranford lived." William Hane Wannamaker, educator and university administrator was born Sept. 28, 1873 in Bamberg, South Carolina, the son of Francis Marion and Eleanor Margaret Wannamaker. Wannamaker was educated by private tutors and in the private school of St. Matthews, South Carolina. In 1891 Wannamaker entered Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Among his instructors there were John C. Kilgo, named Trinity College President in 1894 and William Preston Few, who joined the faculty in 1896 and was named President in 1910. Wannamaker was a high school principal for five years after his graduation until, in 1900, W.P. Few invited him to enroll at Trinity College as a graduate student and instructor in English and German.
National Register of Historic Places - Cranford-Wannamaker House
Statement of Significance: Professor William I. Cranford was probably the first of a series of educators who lived in this house now located at 1019 W. Trinity Ave., and William H. Wannamaker, the most notable. Professor Cranford, a graduate of Trinity College is listed in the Trinity Catalogue of 1890-1891 as Instructor in Greek; 1893-95 Associate Professor of Philosophy and Logic. he was named Dean of the College succeeding Dr. Few. As were most all the faculty members, Cranford was active in the Methodist denomination and wrote frequently for "Advocates." An original photograph of this cottage in the Duke Archives Collection (see attached copy) has this notation on the face of its mounting cardboard: "House we lived in on College Campus, 1895, July 17"; and on the rear, "The house in which W. I. Cranford lived." William Hane Wannamaker, educator and university administrator was born Sept. 28, 1873 in Bamberg, South Carolina, the son of Francis Marion and Eleanor Margaret Wannamaker. Wannamaker was educated by private tutors and in the private school of St. Matthews, South Carolina. In 1891 Wannamaker entered Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Among his instructors there were John C. Kilgo, named Trinity College President in 1894 and William Preston Few, who joined the faculty in 1896 and was named President in 1910. Wannamaker was a high school principal for five years after his graduation until, in 1900, W.P. Few invited him to enroll at Trinity College as a graduate student and instructor in English and German.
Nov 29, 1979
Posted Date
Aug 28, 2023
Historical Record Date
Nov 29, 1979
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
