Denver Downs Farmstead Explained

Denver Downs Farmstead
Map Alt:map of South Carolina
Coordinates:34.58°N -82.7244°W
Built:1872
Architect:Garrison, William Dunkling
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:March 7, 2007
Refnum:07000118

Denver Downs Farmstead, also known as Garrison Farm, is an historic farm on the outskirts of Anderson, South Carolina, USA.[1]

Denver Downs is historically and architecturally significant as an extant working farm dating from 1872. The farmstead consists of, but only are considered to be part of this Historic Register nomination. In 1974, the farmstead was recognized as a "Century Farm", having been owned and operated by the same family for 100 years. Denver Downs Farmstead was listed in the National Register March 7, 2007.

The main house is a large Colonial Revival farmhouse with white clapboard siding, a metal roof and a wraparound porch. The farmstead is bordered on one side by the Clemson Highway, but it is possible to view the farm from one of the public roads that cut through the property.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arning . David R. . Denver Downs Farmstead . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 29, 2006 . pdf . 1 December 2012.
    - Web site: Denver Downs Farmstead, Anderson County (4915 Clemson Blvd., Anderson vicinity) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 1 December 2012.