Jacob Bedenbaugh House

The Jacob Bedenbaugh House is an historic home located near Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built about 1860, and is a two-story, frame I-house. It was the home of Jacob and Sarah Bedenbaugh, an interracial couple remained together for 42 years during the late-19h and early-20th centuries.[2][3]

Jacob Bedenbaugh House
Jacob Bedenbaugh House, March 2012
Jacob Bedenbaugh House is located in South Carolina
Jacob Bedenbaugh House
Jacob Bedenbaugh House is located in the United States
Jacob Bedenbaugh House
Location1185 South Carolina Highway 773, near Prosperity, South Carolina
Coordinates34°13′41″N 81°28′10″W / 34.22806°N 81.46944°W / 34.22806; -81.46944
AreaLess than one acre
Builtc. 1860 (1860)
NRHP reference No.11000732[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 2011

The home is still owned by the descendants of Jacob and Sarah Bedenbaugh.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/03/11 through 10/07/11. National Park Service. 2011-10-14. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  2. ^ Caroline Wilson and Katherine Murphy (August 2011). "Jacob Bedenbaugh House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory.
  3. ^ "Jacob Bedenbaugh House, Newberry County (1185 SC Hwy. 773, Prosperity vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Interracial Couple Survived Reconstruction, Jim Crow, Cotton Boll Conspiracy, October 22, 2015