McMakin's Tavern

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McMakin's Tavern
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LocationNorthwest of Lyman off South Carolina Highway 358, near Lyman, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°58′23″N82°9′7″W / 34.97306°N 82.15194°W / 34.97306; -82.15194
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1790 (1790)
NRHP reference No. 74001876 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 1974

McMakin's Tavern, also known as the Morgan-Stewart House, is a historic stagecoach stop and plantation home located near Lyman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

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Design

It was built about 1790, and is a two-story, clapboard single house with gable end chimneys. It features a one-story, full width veranda supported by square columns. The interior features elaborately carved woodwork in the Adam style. The house operated as a stagecoach stop in the early-19th century. [2] [3]

Listing

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [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. Historic Preservation Division Staff (May 1974). "McMakin's Tavern" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "McMakin's Tavern, Spartanburg County (S.C. Hwy. 358, Lyman vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.