Thorntree, also known as the Witherspoon House, is a historic plantation house located at Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1749 by immigrant James Witherspoon (1700-1765), and is a two-story, five-bay, frame "I-house" dwelling with a hall and parlor plan and exterior end chimneys. It features full-length piazzas on the front and rear elevations. To preserve it, the house was moved from an inaccessible rural site to Kingstree on land donated as a memorial park, known as Fluitt-Nelson Memorial Park. The house has been restored to its 18th-century appearance and is open to the public by appointment with the Williamsburg Historical Society.[2][3][4]
Thorntree | |
 Thorntree, January 2007 | |
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| Location | SC 527, in Fluitt-Nelson Memorial Park, Kingstree, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°39′44″N 79°49′35″W / 33.66222°N 79.82639°W |
| Area | 15.1 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Built | 1749 |
| Built by | Witherspoon, James |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000606[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 28, 1970 |
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Thorntree Plantation – Kingstree – Williamsburg County". South Carolina Plantations. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ Mrs. James W. Fant (August 1970). "Thorntree" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ "Thorntree, Williamsburg County (S.C. Hwy 527, Kingstree)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
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