“A rare example of using Chinese Chippendale open columns in S.C.”
City Directories and History: 1958 – Berdell Clark, 1966 – James W. Umphries
The Yorkville Enquirer contained an ad on Dec. 12, 1878 – “offering a house for rent for the year 1879. It is described as a house and lot in Yorkville adjoining the residence of Dr. J.B. Withers. The house contains six rooms and has a large garden. Offered by John A. Latta.”
The 1910 Sanborn Map shows this house at #15 South Congress street, a very prestigious locale next to the Bratton property and across the street from the Baptist Church and other fine homes that graced this tree lined highway into downtown York. It was also commonly refereed to as the Chester Highway. By 1958 this lot is referred to as #101.
The Yorkville walking tour guide states the following: Originally located on the comer of South Congress and Jefferson Streets, the house was moved to its present site on Cleveland Avenue by the Yorkville Historical Society to avoid demolition. It was built by the White family in 1811 and may be the oldest house standing in York. It was later leased to a Miss Tanee, who used the house as a finishing school for ladies. Several prominent men who contributed to the political scene during the antebellum period (including two lieutenant governors) have lived in the house. The house includes unusual “Chinese Chippendale” columns and pegged joists throughout. In the 1850s, a rear wing had been added, but it was removed when the house was relocated in 1980, restoring the house to its original “two room over two room with a central hallway” floor plan.
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