Brushy Creek | |
Location | 327 Rice St., Greenville, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°48′35″N82°23′30″W / 34.80972°N 82.39167°W |
Area | 19.4 acres (7.9 ha) |
Built | c. 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]