Gist House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

337 Rutherford Road, Newberry, SC

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Site Number:

1546

Control Number:

U/71/1546

Date Surveyed:

September 17 2003

Construction Date:

circa 1855

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

U

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

Roof Shape:

lateral gable

Roof Materials:

raised seam metal

Porch Shape:

hip

National Register Determination:

eligible

Historical Information:

Built by Governor William Gist for his son Richard. The current home stands on the old site of Liberty Hill Plantation constructed by the Rutherford Family.

Source of Historical Information:

Fox, Nancy. Historical Survey of Newberry County 1978, 1985. Records on file at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Location Description:

Newberry

Quadrangle Name:

Newberry East

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