Myrtle Bush Plantation
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Myrtle Bush Farms
Street Address:
116 Old Jericho Rd.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-623
Control Number:
U/13/025-623
Tax Number:
R100 029 000 0110 0000
Date Surveyed:
March 29 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1935
Alteration Date:
1950s
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
masonry (tile)
Roof Shape:
gable (lateral)
Porch Width:
full facade
porch cochere
National Register Determination:
eligible
Signficant Architectural Features:
5 x 2 bay rectangular stuccoed masonry (hollow block tile) dwelling w/lateral gable composition shingle roof; 1 shed porch extends full-width across facade with gable balcony above (now glassed in); central entrance at facade has transom & sideligh
Alterations:
2nd floor balcony enclosed, 2 windows at 1st level of facade converted to french doors
Historical Information:
One of Beaufort County's significant early-20th century truck farms, Myrtle Bush Farms encompasses a 5 acre tract of the former Myrtle Bush Plantation. The site is shown on Mills Atlas as the "E. Barnwell Place." The Direct Tax Commission records of 18
Source of Historical Information:
Molly Gray, property owner; Direct tax information from research collected by Colin Brooker, Beaufort SC; The Story of An American Family, Stephen Barnwell, 1969.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort