There’s a pretty good clue in this photo that will suggest where it was taken in South Carolina, but if you don’t see it, this mystery photo could be pretty tough. For extra credit, tell us what’s important historically in the photo. Send your guess about the location of this photo to feedback@statehousereport.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
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The subject of our May 31 mystery, “Two-story house,” is a Pee Dee gem known as Blooming Grove in Florence County, but most readers didn’t seem to know about it. Congratulations to three who correctly identified the Classical Revival house: George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Bill Segars of nearby Darlington; and Jay Altman of Columbia.
Altman added that according to the National Register of Historic Places, “the plantation, built in 1790, is significant for its architecture, Early Classic Revival. The NRHP also cites the significance of one of its owners, Frank Mandeville Rogers, 1857-1945, for his efforts to promote the growing of Bright Leaf tobacco in South Carolina.”
Graf shared that according to piglix.com, “Blooming Grove, also known as the Mandeville-Rogers House, is a historic plantation house located near Florence (in) Florence County, S.C. It was originally constructed about 1790, with a two-story addition built between 1800 and 1820. It is an I-house form dwelling, with an Early Classical Revival two-story portico.”
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