John Hayes Farmstead

John Hayes Farmstead
John Hayes Farmstead, December 2012
Location1251 South Carolina Highway 38, W., near Latta, South Carolina
Coordinates34°20′14″N 79°31′29″W / 34.33722°N 79.52472°W / 34.33722; -79.52472
Area7.8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1791 (1791), 1915
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.05001153[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 2005

John Hayes Farmstead, also known as Cotton Press Farm and John Hayes House, is a historic home and farm located near Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina. The main house was built in 1791, later extensively renovated and expanded as an American Craftsman / Bungalow house in 1915. It is still a working farm, producing tobacco, corn, grains, and soybeans, and in 1988 was recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a Bicentennial Farm. Also on the property are a sweet potato curing house, three barns, smokehouse, wash house, and pump house.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ W. Daniel Shelley and Deborah D. Shelley (April 2005). "John Hayes Farmstead" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "John Hays Farmstead, Dillon County (1251 S.C. Hwy. 38 West, Latta vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 24, 2012.