Tullyton

Tullyton
Location 2604 Fairview Road (S-23-55)
Nearest city Fountain Inn, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°36′24″N 82°13′56″W / 34.606771°N 82.232288°W / 34.606771; -82.232288Coordinates: 34°36′24″N 82°13′56″W / 34.606771°N 82.232288°W / 34.606771; -82.232288
Area 5.8 acres (2.3 ha)
Built 1839 (1839)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference # 89002151[1]
Added to NRHP July 31, 1990

Tullyton, also known as the Bolling-Stewart House, is a historic property located in Greenville County near Fountain Inn, South Carolina. The historic property includes a ca1839 house and the adjacent ruins of a house built ca1821. Both the house and ruins were originally constructed in brick, a feature uncommon in the area during the time they were constructed.[2]

Ruins

The ca1821 two-story brick shell house was built on a stone foundation and served not only as a house but also as the community post office and store. It was built by Tully F. Sullivan, the first postmaster at the location.[3] The post office at the location was closed in 1848.[4] After its closure as a post office, the building served as a detached kitchen and servant quarters for the main house.[5] While the roof and floors were removed and a section of the second story wall collapsed, the chimneys and remaining walls of the building still stand.[2]

House

The ca1839 two-story, load-bearing masonry building designed in the late Federal-early Greek Revival style, was built by Thaddeus Choice Bolling, a business partner of Tully F Sullivan, who was the last postmaster of the Tullyton post office.[2] The house and property was purchased in 1859 by Reverend Clark B Stewart, who served as the minister of the nearby Fairview Presbyterian Church.[6]

The brick of the house was laid in a five-course American bond. All of the double-hung sash windows have stuccoed jack arch lintels. Both the north and south facades are identical. The interior design of the house is a central hall plan. The original woodwork, including a pegged mortice-and-tenon-joined staircase handrail, is intact.[2]

The house and property remained in the Stewart family until 1942. It then suffered a 40-year period of neglect until it was purchased by a local doctor who restored the home.[5]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NRHP Nomination Form" (PDF) (PDF). Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ United States Congressional serial set. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1824. p. 173.
  4. ↑ "South Carolina Post Offices". Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Walter Stewart Family Maps and Locations". Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Tullyton". Retrieved November 19, 2013.
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