Marsh-Johnson House Explained

Marsh-Johnson House
Location:Intersection of S-41-21 and S-41-37, near Saluda, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.9069°N -81.83°W
Built:c.
Added:June 17, 1982
Refnum:82003904

Marsh-Johnson House, also known as Robert Johnson House, is a historic home located near Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. It was built about 1817, and is a two-story, log farmhouse sheathed in weatherboard. The house sits on a brick foundation and has a one-story, shed-roofed porch. It is considered one of the earliest and intact log residences in South Carolina.[1] [2] The house rests on massive brick piers, which are laid in Flemish bond.[3] A one-story, shed-roofed porch with wooden foundation piers and four rough hewn tree trunks supporting the roof spans the façade.[3] Many of the windows retain their batten shutters.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

The Saluda County Historical Society owns the house and is working to restore it for future use as a historic house museum.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John C. Blythe, Jr. . Mary Watson . John Wells . amp . Marsh-Johnson House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 1982 . pdf . 2014-07-01.
  2. Web site: Marsh-Johnson House, Saluda County (Intersection of S.C. Sec. Rds. 21 & 37). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-07-01.
  3. Web site: Marsh-Johnson House, Saluda County, SC . 2022-03-29 . www.nationalregister.sc.gov.