Oak Grove (Hampton County, South Carolina)

Oak Grove
Location Southwest of Brunson, near Brunson, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°54′47″N 81°13′0″W / 32.91306°N 81.21667°W / 32.91306; -81.21667Coordinates: 32°54′47″N 81°13′0″W / 32.91306°N 81.21667°W / 32.91306; -81.21667
Area 20.5 acres (8.3 ha)
Built 1852 (1852)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 76001704[1]
Added to NRHP July 12, 1976

Oak Grove, also known as Richardson Place, is a historic home located near Brunson, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1852, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style clapboard dwelling on a raised basement. The front facade features a two-story verandah. It is believed that General William Tecumseh Sherman visited Oak Grove during the American Civil War.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Katharine N. McNulty; Cindy Cole & Linda Gallagher (April 1976). "Oak Grove" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. "Oak Grove, Hampton County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 68, Brunson vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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