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)

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

Related place
Union County