Wyoming

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

1084 Cedar Grove Rd., SC (Union County)

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Site Number:

0069

Control Number:

U/87/0069

Date Surveyed:

November 22 2004

Construction Date:

1820s

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

entrance bay only

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

not eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has nine-over-nine windows (six-over-nine on the second of the main façade), one- gable ell on the south façade, and two exterior end chimneys (originally paired, but one removed on each end).

Alterations:

The chimneys have been rebuilt and the house has been moved from a previous location to avoid demolition during construction of Hwy 176.

Historical Information:

This home was constructed by Colonel Nathaniel Gist in the early 1800s. It was home to the Gist Family for many years and was the birthplace of William H. "State's Rights" Gist. The home is noted on Mills Atlas of 1825.

Source of Historical Information:

Central Piedmont Regional Planning Council. Survey of Historic Sites: Union County. December 1971, p.41. Mills, Robert. Mills Atlas of the State of South Carolina 1825. Greenville: Southern Historical Press, 1980. Union County Map.

Quadrangle Name:

Jonesville

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