Brushy Creek (Greenville, South Carolina)
Brushy Creek | |
| Location | 327 Rice St., Greenville, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°48′35″N 82°23′30″W / 34.80972°N 82.39167°W |
| Area | 19.4 acres (7.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1836 |
| Architectural style | Upcountry farmhouse |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000102[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 6, 1999 |
Brushy Creek, also known as Vardry McBee House and Alexander McBee House, is a historic home located at Greenville, South Carolina. It was built about 1836 as a 1+1⁄2-story, frame farmhouse. In 1924, the house was expanded with the addition of a one-story frame room that incorporated the formerly separate kitchen into the house itself. Further renovations were made in 1938–1939 and 1951. Also on the property are a log barn, a brick shed, a well house, and the ruins of a grist mill. It was the home of Vardry McBee (1775–1864), prominent 19th-century businessman, entrepreneur, and delegate to the Secession Convention of Greenville District, known as the “Father of Greenville,” and his son Alexander McBee (1822–1897), prominent 19th-century businessman, banker, and state representative of Greenville District.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Anne K. McCuen (May 1998). "Brushy Creek" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "Brushy Creek, Greenville County (327 Rice St., Greenville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 1, 2014.