Timberhouse

Timberhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Timberhouse, March 2012
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Location	1427 Ebenezer Rd., Newberry, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°15′36″N81°36′15″W / 34.26000°N 81.60417°W / 34.26000; -81.60417
Area	7.2 acres (2.9 ha)
Built	c. 1858 (1858)
Built by	Jacob Kibler
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Newberry MRA
NRHP reference No.	80003687 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 26, 1980

Timberhouse is a historic plantation house located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built about 1858 by Jacob Kibler, and is a two-story, weatherboarded Greek Revival style dwelling. ^[2] It features double-tiered full-width porches supported by six square wood pillars and exterior end chimneys. ^{[2] [3]}

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

Kibler, who built the residence, owned 68 slaves in 1850, eight years before Timberhouse was constructed. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. unknown (n.d.). "Timberhouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
3. "Timberhouse, Newberry County (1427 Ebenezer St., Newberry)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 29, 2014.