Here's some fun history facts about Simpsonville which compliment the history of my historic listing at 402 S Main St (Circa 1908). All these structures where built around the same time frame. I find it neat to think the original owners of 402 S Main St (along with the owners of the other historic houses on S Main St) and the owners/proprietors of these landmarks, would have known each other and been part of the same community. They were probably members of the congregation at First Baptist Simpsonville Chapel, as it would have been one of the first churches in Simpsonville. They would have patronized the Burdette Building for their shopping needs, and maybe known the owners of Cureton-Huff House and the Hopkins Farm. I hear it was a good ride back in the day to get out to these places (and only if you were lucky enough to have a horse and carriage) so they probably only visited when they came to town for worship at First Baptist Simpsonville Chapel or when buying supplies at the Burdette Building. In a time when we fight with our kids\grand kids to put their devices away at the dinner table and fight for family time away from those same devices, isn't it fascinating to think of these slower days and memories of times past? These historic structures, that have endured the test of time, are truly Simpsonville treasures.
Simpsonville Baptist Church - First Baptist Simpsonville Chapel is a historic chapel at 106 Church Street in Simpsonville, South Carolina, USA. It was built in 1913 and added to the National Register in 1992. Click link below for more interesting information!
Simpsonville Baptist Church
The Burdette Building - Also known as Burdette Hardware Building or B.W. Burdette Building, in Simpsonville, South Carolina, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
It is a two-story building with brick walls laid in running bond, interrupted by pilasters. It was built in 1921 to replace the wood frame and brick building on the same site which had been destroyed by a fire. It was the largest building in Simpsonville and it stimulated the commercial economy which otherwise was waning. Click link below for more interesting information!
Burdette Building
The Cureton-Huff House - located in Greenville County near Simpsonville, South Carolina on what is now known as West Georgia Road, or County Road 541. The two-story braced-frame farmhouse on a brick pier foundation was built ca 1820 for John Moon Cureton, a wealthy farmer. It was originally built in the common hall-and-parlor configuration but shortly after its initial construction, the house was altered to a central-hall configuration. Despite more modern additions to the rear of the house including a kitchen, bathrooms, dining room and office, the majority of the house has retained its original, historic Federal-period detailing.
The property the house sits on includes several barns and animal pens, corn cribs, a garage, a blacksmith shop and a carriage house. A family cemetery, surrounded by a low stone wall, is also located on the property. The house and property is still owned by descendants of John Moon Cureton. Click link below for more interesting information!
Cureton-Huff House
The Hopkins Farm - is an agricultural complex listed on the National Register of Historic Places located near the intersection of South Carolina Highway 418 and Fork Shoals Road in the vicinity of Simpsonville, South Carolina. The complex, begun by John Hopkins who purchased the land in 1834 from James Harrison, consists of the main house, a cook's house, agricultural fields, a pecan grove, eleven outbuildings and a family cemetery. The property is in its seventh generation of ownership by the Hopkins family. A small chicken farm is still located on the farm, along with horticulture gardens and a small number of animals. Portions of the property are available for social events and activities.
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Hopkins Farm (Simpsonville, South Carolina)
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