Jennings-Brown House Explained

Jennings-Brown House
Location:	121 S. Marlboro St., Bennettsville, South Carolina
Coordinates:	34.6014°N -79.6819°W
Built:	c.
Added:	February 23, 1972
Refnum:	72001215

Jennings-Brown House is a historic home located at Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina. It was built about 1830, and is a two-story, frame dwelling with a full-width one-story front porch. It was one of the first houses built after Bennettsville became the Marlboro County seat in 1819. During the American Civil War, it served as headquarters for Major General Frank P. Blair, commanding general of the U.S.A. XVII Army Corps, which captured and occupied Bennettsville on March 6–7, 1865.^{[1] [2]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mary Schuette and Nancy R. Ruhf . Jennings-Brown House . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 1970 . July 1971 . pdf . 24 July 2012.
2. Web site: Jennings-Brown House, Marlboro County (121 S. Marlboro St., Bennettsville) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 24 July 2012.