Bonham House


Bonham House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bonham House, August 2012
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Location	Southeast of Saluda off U.S. Route 178, near Saluda, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°0′29″N 81°41′53″W / 34.00806°N 81.69806°W / 34.00806; -81.69806Coordinates: 34°0′29″N 81°41′53″W / 34.00806°N 81.69806°W / 34.00806; -81.69806
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1780 (1780)
Architectural style	Dogtrot
NRHP Reference #	74001875^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 30, 1974

Bonham House, also known as Flat Grove, is a historic home located near Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. It was built about 1780, and is a two-story, log “dogtrot house.” The house sits on fieldstone pillars. It was the boyhood home of Battle of the Alamo soldier James Bonham and his brother politician Milledge Luke Bonham, who served as governor of South Carolina during the American Civil War.^[2]^[3]

The Bonham House is under restoration by the Saluda County Historical Society, which provides tours.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ William H. Brabham and Motte J. Yarbrough (August 1974). "Bonham House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
↑ "Bonham House, Saluda County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 328, Saluda vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.

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