Henderson, John House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Old Henderson Home place

Street Address:

716 Henderson Ferry Road, Newberry, SC

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Site Number:

1302

Control Number:

U/71/1302

Date Surveyed:

June 24 2003

Construction Date:

circa 1850

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Core Shape:

L

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Other

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

Roof Shape:

lateral gable

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Alterations:

The exterior of the home has been sheathed in a vertical wood siding.

Historical Information:

John Henderson settled on this land along the Enoree River in the late 1700s. Arriving in Newberry County from Virginia, Henderson secured a franchise in 1805 to erect a toll bridge and establish a ferry near his home. In 1804, Henderson had been named postmaster of the Hendersonville Post Office. Henderson's home, toll bridge, and mill can be seen on Mill's Map of Newberry County, 1825.

Source of Historical Information:

Pope, Thomas. The History of Newberry County, South Carolina Vol. 1 1749-1860. Columbia; University of South Carolina Press, 1973. pp 129, 131. Mills, Robert. Mills' Atlas of the State of South Carolina. Greenville: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1980. Newberry District.

Quadrangle Name:

Blair

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