The Blocker House is a historic plantation house located near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina built circa 1790 by John Blocker, Sr. It is a two-story, clapboard dwelling with a one-story shed-roofed porch supported by four square columns. The property includes centuries old magnolia and cedar trees, a family cemetery, and several outbuildings.[2][3]
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| Location | About 6 miles northwest of Edgefield on U.S. Route 25, near Edgefield, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°52′1″N 81°59′45″W / 33.86694°N 81.99583°W |
| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1775-1790 by John Blocker, Sr. |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000771[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 14, 1971 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ruhr, Nancy R. (1971). "Blocker House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ "Blocker House, Edgefield County (U.S. Hwy. 25, Edgefield vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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- ^ The Story of Edgefield a 2010 publication by The Edgefield Historical Society. Page 69 with photo.