Bon Haven, also known as The Cleveland House, was an historic house located in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was built about 1884, and was a two-story, brick Second Empire style dwelling with 1920s Neo-Classical style additions. It featured a mansard roof, central tower and massive Ionic order columns and portico. Its builder, John B. Cleveland, was a founder and trustee of Converse College, a trustee of Wofford College, and played a role in the establishment of Spartanburg's city school system.[2][3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
Bon Haven | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Bon Haven, February 2012 | |
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| Location | 728 N. Church Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°57′48″N 81°56′38″W / 34.96333°N 81.94389°W |
| Area | 6.4 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| Demolished | September 25, 2017 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001711[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 29, 1976 |
| Removed from NRHP | February 27, 2020 |
Left to rot by its owner, the property was in a state of despair. A couple from Greenville offered to purchase Bon Haven for ~$380,000 and promised to historically restore the property and make it a venue or bed and breakfast. Bon Haven was demolished on September 25, 2017.[4] It was removed from the National Register in 2020. An apartment complex, also named Bon Haven, was built on the former site of the house in 2021.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Karen N. McNulty (March 1976). "Bon Haven" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Bon Haven, Spartanburg County (728 N. Church St., Spartanburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Bon Haven demolished in Spartanburg". WSPA-TV. September 25, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Contino, Genna (April 12, 2021). "Spartanburg development update: Take a look at the Bon Haven apartments' progress". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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