Brushy Creek (Greenville, South Carolina) Explained

Brushy Creek
Location:327 Rice St., Greenville, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.8097°N -82.3917°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Upcountry farmhouse
Added:October 6, 1999
Refnum:99000102

Brushy Creek, also known as Vardry McBee House and Alexander McBee House, is a historic home located at Greenville, South Carolina. It was built about 1836 as a -story, frame farmhouse. In 1924, the house was expanded with the addition of a one-story frame room that incorporated the formerly separate kitchen into the house itself. Further renovations were made in 1938–1939 and 1951. Also on the property are a log barn, a brick shed, a well house, and the ruins of a grist mill. It was the home of Vardry McBee (1775–1864), prominent 19th-century businessman, entrepreneur, and delegate to the Secession Convention of Greenville District, known as the “Father of Greenville,” and his son Alexander McBee (1822–1897), prominent 19th-century businessman, banker, and state representative of Greenville District.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anne K. McCuen. Brushy Creek . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1998. pdf . 2014-08-01.
  2. Web site: Brushy Creek, Greenville County (327 Rice St., Greenville) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-08-01.