Thorntree

  • Also Known As: Witherspoon House

  • Address: Nelson Blvd (SC 527)
  • Vicinity: Fluitt-Nelson Memorial Park
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building


Search Amazon for:

Thorntree
Advertisement

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1749/00/00 James Witherspoon, Patriot Architect Irish immigrant James Witherspoon builds "Thorntree" in a progressive rural domestic design about 6 miles south of the King's Tree, Williamsburgh Township.
1749/03/00 Robert Witherspoon Life I remember that amongst the first thing my father brought from the boat was his gun, which was one of Queen Ann's muskets.... The family lived at the Bluff until March, 1749, my father moved his family to Thorntree - RW
1752/01/00 Robert Witherspoon Home Robert Witherspoon moves to the family home. He will help his father, James, who is infirm, until he meets Elizabeth Heathly. Robert had been an overseer for a Mr Fleming, near Black River Church, 25 miles below King's Tree.
1780/08/00 Banastre Tarleton British Commander Tarleton and 100 British dragoons and a large number of Tories under Col Elias Ball encamp at Gavin Witherspoon's Thorntree plantation south of the lower bridge, on the Black River (6 miles south on NC 377).
1781/03/15 South Carolina 4th Regiment of State Dragoons Patriot Militia Harassed by Patriot snipers led by Captains Daniel Conyers and W McCottry, British Lt Col Watson Tadwell-Watson evacuates Witherspoon's Plantation moves his men to Blakely's Plantation. Marion's sharpshooters follow and continue their sniping. Battle Of Lower Bridge
1969/00/00 Thorntree house is moved from an inaccessible rural site (6 mi south of Kingstree, SC 377) to Fluitt-Nelson Memorial Park in Kingstree. It has been restored to its C18 appearance.

Data »

Particulars for Thorntree:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Area of Significance Military
Attribute Moved property
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 28th October 1970

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Thorntree
Registry Address: SC 527, in Fluitt-Nelson Memorial Park
Registry Number: 70000606
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Witherspoon,James
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 15
Contributing Buildings: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Landscape architecture, Military, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Moved property
Period of Significance: 1700-1749
Significant Year: 1749
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Work in progress
Current Sub-Function:

Shopping on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Google Ad

Google Ad
?