Stony Point (Greenwood, South Carolina)

Stony Point

Stony Point, HABS Photo, March 1987
Location North of Greenwood at the junction of South Carolina Highways 39 and 246, near Greenwood, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°16′44″N 82°7′33″W / 34.27889°N 82.12583°W / 34.27889; -82.12583Coordinates: 34°16′44″N 82°7′33″W / 34.27889°N 82.12583°W / 34.27889; -82.12583
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1818 (1818)-1829
NRHP Reference # 75001700[1]
Added to NRHP June 20, 1975

Stony Point is a historic home located near Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina. It was built between 1818 and 1829, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling. It has a jerkinhead roof and twin exterior end chimneys. It was the home of Joel Smith, who was an influential planter, merchant, banker, and supporter of industries and railroads.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Nenie Dixon (February 1975). "Stony Point" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. "Stony Point, Greenwood County (S.C. Hwy. 246 & S.C. Sec. Rd. 39, Greenwood vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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