National Register of Historic Places

Browntown

Johnsonville, Florence County, South Carolina
Listed
June 27, 1982
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
82003850

About this property

Browntown is a national historic district located near Johnsonville, Florence County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 7 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures reflecting the self-sufficient way of life practiced by several generations of the Brown family during the 19th and early-20th centuries. Moses Brown and his son and grandsons were self-sufficient farmers who operated their own brick kiln, grist mill, lumber mill, cotton gin, retail and wholesale mercantile business, and school. The property nominated includes the cotton gin building, three residences, the school, a tobacco barn, and several outbuildings. Browntown includes examples of both log and frame construction, and are grouped in two complexes, one group adjacent to the road and the other across the fields around the cotton gin building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

Johnsonville, Florence County, South Carolina
33.80038, -79.62985

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Browntown listed on the National Register?

Browntown was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Browntown?

Browntown is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Browntown?

The period of significance for Browntown is recorded as the listed era.

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