Hillside (Carlisle, South Carolina)

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LocationNorthwest of Carlisle on South Carolina Highway 215, near Carlisle, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°36′04″N81°28′37″W / 34.60111°N 81.47694°W / 34.60111; -81.47694 Coordinates: 34°36′04″N81°28′37″W / 34.60111°N 81.47694°W / 34.60111; -81.47694
Area26 acres (11 ha)
Builtc. 1820 (1820)-1830
Built bySherman, J.E.
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 78002533 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1978

Hillside is a historic home located near Carlisle, Union County, South Carolina. It was built between 1820 and 1830, and is a two-story, "L-shaped" Federal style clapboard structure. It features a central double piazza with slender Tuscan order wooden columns. It was enlarged about 1850. Also on the property are tall granite gate posts with folk art relief sculpture. The posts are believed to have been carved about 1861 by J. E. Sherman, a Union soldier who became ill and was left at Hillside to recuperate prior to the American Civil War. Also on the property are a hand-hewn barn, a well with modern well-house, and another small 19th century structure. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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. Kappy McNulty and Jeannette M. Christopher (July 1977). "Hillside" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Hillside, Union County (S.C. Hwy. 215, Carlisle vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.