The financial well being of the Bratton family came from a wide economic spectrum, including the operation of their highly successful general store. Prior to his death in 1843, Dr. John S. Bratton began construction of the building at Historic Brattonsville known as the Brick House but previously there had been a small store at…
Homestead House
The centerpiece of Historic Brattonsville remains the impressive Greek Revival home known as the Homestead House. Constructed in three or more periods, the house encompasses the history of the region’s prosperous planter class in a manner rarely found or preserved for public viewing. Originally the home had a small front porch “stoop” without the flaking…