1270 McFarland Road – McFarland Home

On July 25, 1895 the Yorkville Enquirer reported – “Mr. T.B. McClain’s Brickworks is producing over 25,000 brick daily.  It is located on the outskirts of Yorkville just to the west of the Pinckney Road.  There are 30 laborers working under the foreman, Mr. J.W. McFardland. The brick machine is driven by a 25 HP engine.”

City Directories and History:  1908 – Wm. McFarland, farmer on Rock Hill road…

James W. McFarland built the Queen Anne influenced gable ell cottage on Devinney Road in 1897. In the early 1930s, James Herman McFarland, oldest son of James W., began a dairy farm of the property and ran a milk delivery route.

The home features both weatherboard and beaded weatherboard in the exterior walls. Cornice brackets, shingling in the gable end, a shield type motif in the gable vent, boxed cornice returns, corner-board, and functional shutters are some of the decorative elements displayed in this house. [Historical Properties of York County, SC – 1995]

Informative link: Queen Anne Style

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