Brushy Creek (Greenville, South Carolina)

Brushy Creek
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	327 Rice St., Greenville, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°48′35″N82°23′30″W / 34.80972°N 82.39167°W / 34.80972; -82.39167
Area	19.4 acres (7.9 ha)
Built	c. 1836 (1836)
Architectural style	Upcountry farmhouse
NRHP reference No.	99000102 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 6, 1999

Brushy Creek, also known as Vardry McBee House and Alexander McBee House, is a historic home located at Greenville, South Carolina. It was built about 1836 as a 1+1⁄2-story, frame farmhouse. In 1924, the house was expanded with the addition of a one-story frame room that incorporated the formerly separate kitchen into the house itself. Further renovations were made in 1938–1939 and 1951. Also on the property are a log barn, a brick shed, a well house, and the ruins of a grist mill. It was the home of Vardry McBee (1775–1864), prominent 19th-century businessman, entrepreneur, and delegate to the Secession Convention of Greenville District, known as the “Father of Greenville,” and his son Alexander McBee (1822–1897), prominent 19th-century businessman, banker, and state representative of Greenville District. ^{[2] [3]}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Anne K. McCuen (May 1998). "Brushy Creek" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
3. "Brushy Creek, Greenville County (327 Rice St., Greenville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 1, 2014.