Month: June 2018

Author: chris Published Date: June 30, 2018 Leave a Comment on Glencairn Gardens
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Glencairn Gardens

Author: chris Published Date: June 29, 2018 Leave a Comment on The Austin-Craig-Laney house. Built in 1858 by lawyer Aaron Austin. Austin married Chesterfield native Margaret Jane Craig. Union soldiers attempted to burn the house in 1865, but a slave extinguished the fire and the house was spared. Margaret gifted the home to Mr. and Mrs. George Kershaw Laney as a wedding present in 1903
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The Austin-Craig-Laney house. Built in 1858 by lawyer Aaron Austin. Austin married Chesterfield native Margaret Jane Craig. Union soldiers attempted to burn the house in 1865, but a slave extinguished the fire and the house was spared. Margaret gifted the home to Mr. and Mrs. George Kershaw Laney as a wedding present in 1903

Author: chris Published Date: June 28, 2018 Leave a Comment on The Works Progress Administration (WPA) designated a gymnasium be built for the school, and in 1933 the gym, built of local stones, was completed. The building is now used as a wedding venue
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) designated a gymnasium be built for the school, and in 1933 the gym, built of local stones, was completed. The building is now used as a wedding venue

Author: chris Published Date: June 27, 2018 Leave a Comment on This former school in Mount Croghan was built in 1912 after Mount Croghan Academy closed in 1900
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This former school in Mount Croghan was built in 1912 after Mount Croghan Academy closed in 1900

Author: chris Published Date: June 26, 2018 Leave a Comment on Remnants of a mill in Jonesville South Carolina
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Remnants of a mill in Jonesville South Carolina

Author: chris Published Date: June 25, 2018 Leave a Comment on The Blakeney Hotel was built in 1910 at Blakeney’s Crossroads, which was renamed to Pageland when the Cheraw-Lancaster Railroad arrived in 1904
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The Blakeney Hotel was built in 1910 at Blakeney’s Crossroads, which was renamed to Pageland when the Cheraw-Lancaster Railroad arrived in 1904

Author: chris Published Date: June 24, 2018 Leave a Comment on Ruby Baptist Church was established in 1903 and this structure was built in 1928
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Ruby Baptist Church was established in 1903 and this structure was built in 1928

Author: chris Published Date: June 23, 2018 Leave a Comment on Becoming one with the tree. William Motte Monson (1889-1891
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Becoming one with the tree. William Motte Monson (1889-1891

Author: chris Published Date: June 22, 2018 Leave a Comment on This is the three-story, 15,637 square foot Katherine Hall in Ware Shoals. The iconic building, built in 1913, has served as the social and cultural hub of the town. The Beaux Arts architectural style building includes a 500-seat auditorium that has the ability to provide performing arts space. The building is in the process of being renovated and will serve as the Ware Shoals Town Hall
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This is the three-story, 15,637 square foot Katherine Hall in Ware Shoals. The iconic building, built in 1913, has served as the social and cultural hub of the town. The Beaux Arts architectural style building includes a 500-seat auditorium that has the ability to provide performing arts space. The building is in the process of being renovated and will serve as the Ware Shoals Town Hall

Author: chris Published Date: June 21, 2018 Leave a Comment on Foster’s Tavern was built by Anthony Foster, with construction beginning in 1801 and completing in 1808. Foster’s Tavern housed John C. Calhoun and Bishop Asbury on their travels through the area
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Foster’s Tavern was built by Anthony Foster, with construction beginning in 1801 and completing in 1808. Foster’s Tavern housed John C. Calhoun and Bishop Asbury on their travels through the area