Jennings-Brown House

Jennings-Brown House
Jennings-Brown House, December 2012
Location 121 S. Marlboro St., Bennettsville, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°36′5″N 79°40′55″W / 34.60139°N 79.68194°WCoordinates: 34°36′5″N 79°40′55″W / 34.60139°N 79.68194°W
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built c. 1830
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 72001215[1]
Added to NRHP February 23, 1972

Jennings-Brown House is a historic home located at Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina. It was built about 1830, and is a two-story, frame dwelling with a full-width one-story front porch. It was one of the first houses built after Bennettsville became the Marlboro County seat in 1819. During the American Civil War, it served as headquarters for Major General Frank P. Blair, commanding general of the U.S.A. XVII Army Corps, which captured and occupied Bennettsville on March 6-7, 1865.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ Mary Schuette and Nancy R. Ruhf (August 1970, July 1971). "Jennings-Brown House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 24 July 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ "Jennings-Brown House, Marlboro County (121 S. Marlboro St., Bennettsville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 24 July 2012.