The Yorkville Enquirer on May 30, 1878 reported – “Col. Samuel Mobley is erecting a handsome brick structure on Depot Street as a store and a frame building on Valley Street for a residence.”
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City Directories and History: 1908 – F.L. Whitlock, 1940 – T. Paul Robinson, 1978 – Faith Baptist Church (Faculty House , Barbara Harrington, Edith L. Siefkes, Diane S. Siefkes)
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on March 20, 1889 – “the Town Council of Chester recently rented a place for their meetings. It is a room formerly occupied by Mr. F.L. Whitlock as a law office.”
Originally the home of one of John L. Albright’s daughters, Mary Margaret Albright Stewart, this house form was a through back to the mid 19th century with late 19th century Victorian
embellishments. It remains one of only a few stucco houses in the city and once had a very impressive picket fence surrounding the home. The South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History states the house was built between 1865-1873, probably by Samuel Mobley, a local attorney. The property was purchased by Victoria T. Walker from her sister Martha Wilkes Mobley for a price of $3500. In 1883, the property was sold to Mrs. Mattie W. Whitlock who had married local attorney, Mr. Frank Whitlock.
Side view of the Whitlock house. Courtesy of the S.C. Dept. of Archives and History – 1986
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