Old Strother Place

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Old Strother Place
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Old Strother Place, August 2012
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LocationEastern side of Fruit Hill Rd., 0.3 miles north of the junction with Chappells Ferry Rd., near Saluda, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°56′59″N81°51′22″W / 33.94972°N 81.85611°W / 33.94972; -81.85611 Coordinates: 33°56′59″N81°51′22″W / 33.94972°N 81.85611°W / 33.94972; -81.85611
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Builtc. 1856 (1856), c. 1930, c. 1936
Built byGeorge James Strother
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 94000063 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1994

Old Strother Place, also known as Fruit Hill, is a historic plantation home and national historic district located near Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. It was built about 1856, and is a two-story, frame vernacular Greek Revival style farmhouse. Also on the property are a contributing barn and kitchen building (c. 1856), garage (c. 1930), and water tower (c. 1936). [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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. Katherine H. Richardson (October 1993). "Old Strother Place" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Old Strother Place, Saluda County (Fruit Hill Rd., Saluda vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.