Mountain Shoals Plantation

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Mountain Shoals Plantation
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Mountain Shoals Plantation, February 2012
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LocationJct. of U.S. 221 and SC 92, Enoree, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°39′9″N81°57′50″W / 34.65250°N 81.96389°W / 34.65250; -81.96389
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Builtc. 1837 (1837)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 79002394 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1979

Mountain Shoals Plantation, also known as the James Nesbitt House, is a historic plantation house located at Enoree, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was built by 1837, and is a two-story, vernacular Federal style frame residence. It sits on a raised brick basement stuccoed to resemble granite and features a full-width, one-story, front porch. Also located on the property is a contributing well house and a one-story log cabin (c. 1815). [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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. Julie Burr; et al. (January 1979). "Mountain Shoals Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Mountain Shoals Plantation, Spartanburg County (jct. of U.S. Hwy. 221 & S.C. Hwy. 92, Enoree)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.