Epps-McGill Farmhouse
National Register of Historic Places

Epps-McGill Farmhouse

Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina
Listed
September 24, 2020
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100005612

About this property

Epps-Mcgill Farmhouse is a two-story Folk Victorian style 3,658 square feet (339.8 m2)home located near Kingstree, in Williamsburg County, South Carolina. Construction of the home began in 1905 by Silas Wightman Epps. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. The Epps-Mcgill Farmhouse was the residence for multiple generations of farmers that worked in field surrounding the property, which was originally 51 acres (21 ha) in size. The farmhouse is known for is high level of architectural integrity, with little changes being made during its existence, and for its unique ownership as a rare instance of success in the sharecropping system of the American South when purchased by African American farmer Weaver McGill in 1976. National Register of Historic Places listings in Williamsburg County, South Carolina

Location

679 Eastland Ave.
Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina
33.67441, -79.81582

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Thorntree
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1 mi
Heller, M. F., House
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Pressley, Colonel John Gotea, House
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Kingstree Historic District
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1.2 mi
Scott House
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Nearby Battles

Action at Dingles Mill — Williamsburg District 1865
1865Civil War
2 mi
Battle of Tearcoat Swamp
1780Revolutionary War
4.3 mi

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When was Epps-McGill Farmhouse listed on the National Register?

Epps-McGill Farmhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 2020.

What type of historic resource is Epps-McGill Farmhouse?

Epps-McGill Farmhouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Epps-McGill Farmhouse is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1905.

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