Roper House Complex

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Roper House Complex
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Roper House Complex, April 2012
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LocationSection Road 25, 0.1 miles southeast of South Carolina Highway 11, near Pickens, South Carolina
Coordinates 35°1′18″N82°41′32″W / 35.02167°N 82.69222°W / 35.02167; -82.69222 Coordinates: 35°1′18″N82°41′32″W / 35.02167°N 82.69222°W / 35.02167; -82.69222
Area7.6 acres (3.1 ha)
Built1856 (1856), 1937
Built byCCC; Newton, Doc Miles
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS South Carolina State Parks MPS
NRHP reference No. 89000482 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1989

Roper House Complex, also known as Camp Oolenoy and Elizabeth Ellison House, is a historic home located near Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was built in 1856, and enlarged and remodeled by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) with American Craftsman influences in about 1937. Also on the property are three contributing outbuildings; a smokehouse, garage, and chicken coop. It was the home of Manning Thomas Roper, first superintendent of Table Rock State Park. He also provided the land for both CCC camps and also provided the right-of-way for the original park entrance. In 1952, the Roper House became part of the Table Rock State Park, Camp Oolenoy complex. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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. E. Thomas Sims and Julie Turner (February 1989). "Roper House Complex" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  3. "Roper House Complex, Pickens County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 25, Pickens vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 4, 2014.