Whitehall (Greenville, South Carolina)

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Whitehall
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Location310 W. Earle St., Greenville, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°51′50″N82°24′8″W / 34.86389°N 82.40222°W / 34.86389; -82.40222 Coordinates: 34°51′50″N82°24′8″W / 34.86389°N 82.40222°W / 34.86389; -82.40222
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1813 (1813)
Architectural styleBarbadian
NRHP reference No. 69000168 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1969

Whitehall is a historic home located at Greenville, South Carolina. It was built in 1813 as a summer residence by Charlestonian Henry Middleton on land purchased from Elias Earle. Whitehall served as Middleton's summer home until 1820. It is a simple white frame structure with shuttered windows and wide first and second story galleries, or piazzas, in the Barbadian style. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. [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. Mrs. Tony Lister and Mrs. James W. Fant (July 1969). "Whitehall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. "Whitehall, Greenville County (310 W. Earle St., Greenville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.