Eden Hall

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Eden Hall
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Eden Hall, March 2012
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Location6 miles northeast of McCormick off U.S. Route 221 and South Carolina Highway 24, near McCormick, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°59′19″N82°15′9″W / 33.98861°N 82.25250°W / 33.98861; -82.25250
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1854 (1854)
ArchitectHenry Jones
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 80003678 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1980

Eden Hall is a historic plantation house located near McCormick in McCormick County, South Carolina. It was built about 1854, and is a large 2+12-story, white frame Greek Revival style dwelling. It sits on a high brick foundation and features a pedimented, two story front portico. Also on the property is the original well and canopy. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Charles Lowe and Ruth LaForge (June 1980). "Eden Hall" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory.
  3. "Eden Hall, McCormick County (int. of U.S. Hwy. 221 & S.C. Sec. Rd. 24, McCormick)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History.