Jennings-Brown House is a historic home located at Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina. It was built about 1830, and is a two-story, frame dwelling with a full-width one-story front porch. It was one of the first houses built after Bennettsville became the Marlboro County seat in 1819. During the American Civil War, it served as headquarters for Major General Frank P. Blair, commanding general of the U.S.A. XVII Army Corps, which captured and occupied Bennettsville on March 6–7, 1865.[2][3]
Jennings-Brown House | |
![]() Jennings-Brown House, December 2012 | |
Location | 121 S. Marlboro St., Bennettsville, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°36′5″N 79°40′55″W / 34.60139°N 79.68194°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | c. 1830 |
NRHP reference No. | 72001215[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary Schuette and Nancy R. Ruhf (July 1971) [August 1970]. "Jennings-Brown House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ "Jennings-Brown House, Marlboro County (121 S. Marlboro St., Bennettsville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 24 July 2012.