Rose Hill

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

SR 16, E side, approx. 1/4 mi. N of int. w/ Sardis Rd., SC (Union County)

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Site Number:

0296

Control Number:

U/87/0296

Date Surveyed:

December 9 2004

Construction Date:

1828 – 1832

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Recreation & Culture

Historic Core Shape:

Square

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Stucco

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

raised seam aluminum

Porch Width:

façade

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

listed;

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has a two- portico on the main façade with second- porch. The main entry door has sidelights and a fanlight transom with a smaller door, identical in style, accessing the second porch. There are nine-over-nine double hung sash windows with working shutters, paired exterior end chimneys, and one- gable porches on each side façade. There are several associated outbuildings including old slave quarters and a kitchen building.

Historical Information:

Rose Hill is the home of Governor William Henry Gist (1807-1874) who is notorious for signing the Ordinance of Secession. The home is now a SC State Park that includes 44 acres of property including the original plantation buildings, rose gardens and hardwoods.

Quadrangle Name:

Sedalia

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