Blocker House (Edgefield, South Carolina) Explained

Blocker House
Location:	About 6 miles northwest of Edgefield on U.S. Route 25, near Edgefield, South Carolina
Coordinates:	33.8669°N -81.9958°W
Built:	1775-1790 by John Blocker, Sr.
Added:	May 14, 1971
Refnum:	71000771

The Blocker House is a historic plantation house located near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina built circa 1790 by John Blocker, Sr. It is a two-story, clapboard dwelling with a one-story shed-roofed porch supported by four square columns. The property includes centuries old magnolia and cedar trees, a family cemetery, and several outbuildings.^{[1] [2]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Ruhr . Nancy R. . Blocker House . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . 1971 . 20 October 2012.
2. Web site: Blocker House, Edgefield County (U.S. Hwy. 25, Edgefield vicinity) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 20 October 2012.
3. The Story of Edgefield a 2010 publication by The Edgefield Historical Society. Page 69 with photo.